Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #73 (1961) Meter: 8.8.8.8 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 love of God, how deep and great!
Far deeper than man's deepest hate;
Self-fed, self-kindled like the light,
Changeless, eternal, infinite.
3 O heav'nly love, how precious still,
In days of weariness and ill,
In nights of pain and helplessness,
To heal, to comfort, and to bless!
4 O wide-embracing, wondrous love!
We read thee in the sky above,
We read thee in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.
5 We read thee 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.
6 We read thy pow'r to bless and save,
E'en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light
We read the fulness of thy might.
7 O love of God, our shield and stay
Through all the perils of our way!
Eternal love, in thee we rest,
For ever safe, for ever blest.
Amen. Topics: Christ Substitute; God Divine Perfections of; God Glory of; God Incomprehensibility of; God Infinity; God Love and Grace of; God in Nature; Preparatory Service; Union with Christ Scripture: Ephesians 3:17-19 Languages: English Tune Title: BROOKFIELD
O love of God, how strong and true!
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