The Worshiping Church ‎#486

486. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
like the wideness of the sea;
there’s a kindness in his justice
which is more than liberty.

2 There is welcome for the sinner
and more graces for the good;
there is mercy with the Savior;
there is healing in his blood.

3 For the love of God is broader
than the measure of our mind;
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.

4 If our love were but more simple,
we would take him at his word,
and our lives would be illumined
by the presence of our Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
• Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1862)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 86:15
  ;
  Lamentations 3:22
  ;
  John 6:37
  ;
  Ephesians 3:18-19
• Topic: Redemption in Christ: Christ's Saving Work; God: Justice; God: Mercy; Love: Our Love of God

Tune Information

• Name: WELLESLEY
• Composer: Lizzie S. Tourjée (1878)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Key: B♭ Major