Author: Benjamin Webb Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Life and Teaching; Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ Baptism; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ Life of; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Son of God/Man (David); Jesus Christ Teacher/Teachings; Love; Obedience; Sacrifice; Service Music Doxologies; Trinity; Christmas 1 Year A; Baptism of Jesus Year A; Epiphany 2 Year A; Epiphany 7 Year A; Lent 1 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Proper 21 Year A; Proper 21 Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Advent 2 Year B; Baptism of Jesus Year B; Lent 1 Year B; Lent 5 Year B; Palm/Passion Sunday Year B; Easter 5 Year B; Proper 12 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Proper 27 Year B; Proper 28 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Epiphany 6 Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; Lent 1 Year C; Lent 2 Year C; Lent 4 Year C; Holy Thursday Year C; Easter 4 Year C; Easter 7 Year C; Tuesday in Holy Week Year ABC; Holy thursday Year ABC First Line: O Love, how deep, how broad, how high! Lyrics: 1 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
It fills the heart with ecstasy,
that God, in Jesus Christ, should take
our mortal form for mortals' sake.
2 God sent no angel to our race
of higher or of lower place,
but wore the robe of human frame,
and freely to this lost world came.
3 For us he was baptized, and bore
a holy fast, and hungered sore;
for us temptations sharply knew;
for us the tempter overthrew.
4 For us he prayed; for us he taught;
for us great daily works were wrought,
by words, and signs, and actions, thus
still seeking not himself, but us.
5 For us to wicked foes betrayed,
scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death;
for us at length gave up his breath.
6 For us he rose from death again,
for us he went on high to reign,
for us he sent his Spirit here
to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
7 To God whose boundless love has won
salvation for us through the Son,
to God all praise and glory be
both now and through eternity. Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR Text Sources: Latin, 15th century
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