Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#76

76. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths
its flow may richer, fuller be.

2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in they sunshine’s blaze
its day may brighter, fairer be.

3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow thru the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.

4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms
red life that shall endless be.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Title: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) (1882)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: God the Father: Love of God

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace (1844-1912) (1885)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Incipit: 55556 71177 77712
• Key: G Major or modal