Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #800 (1991) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Hymnal Supplement 1991 Lyrics: 1 O love of God, how strong and true,
Eternal and yet ever new;
Uncomprehended and unbought,
Beyond all knowledge and all thought.
2 O wide embracing, wondrous Love,
We read you in the sky above;
We read you in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.
3 We read you best in him who came
To bear for us the cross of shame,
Sent by the Father from on high,
Our life to live, our death to die.
4 We read your pow'r to bless and save
E'en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light
We read the fullness of your might.
6 O love of God, our shield and stay
Thro' all the perils of our way!
Eternal love, in thee we rest,
For ever safe, forever blest. Topics: Burial; Creation; Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us Scripture: Acts 2:22-36 Languages: English Tune Title: DE TAR
O Love Of God, How Strong And True