Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#78

78. For God So Loved Us

1 For God so loved us,
He sent the Savior:
For God so loved us,
and loves me too.

Refrain
Love so unending!
I’ll sing His praises,
God loves His children,
loves even me.

2 He sent the Savior,
the blest Redeemer;
He sent the Savior
to set me free. [Refrain]

3 He bade me welcome,
O word of mercy;
He bade me welcome,
O voice divine. [Refrain]

4 Glory and honor,
O Love eternal,
To Him be given
while life shall last. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: For God so loved us, He sent the Savior
• Title: For God So Loved Us
• Author: August D. Rische (1819-1906)
• Refrain First Line: Lover so unending! I'll sing His praises
• Meter: 10.9.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: God the Father: Love of God

Tune Information

• Name: GOTT IST DIE LIEBE
• Meter: 10.9.Ref.
• Incipit: 11353 51653 56542
• Key: D Major
• Source: Thüringer melody, ca. 1840

Text Information:

Paraphrase composite, 1956 and 1960