The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#92

92. God is love; his mercy brightens

1 God is love; his mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens:
God is wisdom, God is love.

2 Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays, and ages move;
But his mercy waneth never:
God is wisdom, God is love.

3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth,
Will his changeless goodness prove;
From the gloom his brightness streameth:
God is wisdom, God is love.

4 He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere his glory shineth:
God is wisdom, God is love.

Text Information

• First Line: God is love; his mercy brightens
• Author: Sir John Bowring
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God

Tune Information

• Name: WELLESLEY
• Composer: Lizzie S. Tourjee
• Meter: 8s & 7s
• Key: D♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #162, 41, or 277.