The Love of Jesus

Representative Text

1 How loving is Jesus who came from the sky,
In tenderest pity for sinners to die;
His hands and His feet were nailed to the tree,
And all this He suffer’d for you and for me.

Refrain:
O loving Jesus,
O loving Jesus,
O loving Jesus,
I long thy dear face to behold.

2 How freely does Jesus full pardon impart,
To all who receive Him by faith in their hearts;
No evil betides them, their home is above
And Jesus throws ‘round them the arms of His love. [Refrain]

3 How precious is Jesus to all who believe,
And out of His fullness, what grace they receive,
When weak He supports them, when erring He guides,
And ev’rything needful He kindly provides. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.4 #54

Author: Randall H. Ballantyne

Ballantyne, Randall Hunter, sister of R. M. Ballantyne, the novelist, was born July 8, 1821, and died in August, 1861. Her Heir of Glory was published in 1849, Mabel Grant, 1854, and others. Her hymn, "How loving is Jesus, Who came from the sky" (The Love of Jesus ), in The Church Hymnary (Scotch), 1898, appeared in her Hymns about Jesus, 1842. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: How loving is Jesus, Who came from the sky
Title: The Love of Jesus
Author: Randall H. Ballantyne
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[How loving is Jesus who came from the sky] (Lewis)


GORDON (Gordon)

In 1870 Featherstone's text came to the attention of Adoniram J. Gordon (b. New Hampton, NH, 1836; d. Boston, MA, 1895), an evangelical preacher who was compiling a new Baptist hymnal. Because he was unhappy with the existing melody for this text, Gordon composed this tune; as he wrote, "in a moment…

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A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d91

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A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #128

American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a101

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa101

Carmina for Social Worship #d105

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #86

Children's Hymnal #43a

Children's Hymnal #43b

Crowning Theme; Nos. 1 and 2 combined #d42

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Echoes from Zion #11b

Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d46

Happy Voices #d70

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #42

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Hymnal for Primary Classes #15

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Hymns for First-Day Schools #32

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Hymns for First-Day Schools (Rev. and Enl.) #32

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #329

Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d119

Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d90

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Messages of Love Hymn Book #19

New Standard Singer #d98

New Standard Singer, Pt. 1-7 #d100

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d321

Sunday School Songs. 3rd ed. #d48

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Sunday-School Songs #41

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The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #101

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The Banner of Victory #109

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The Brilliant #104

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The Church Hymnary #547

The Confederate Sunday School Hymn Book #d48

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #351

The Gem #d50

The Home and School Hymnal #101

The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d70

The Pearl #d38

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The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes #206

The Sabbath Chimes #d106

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The Sabbath School Pearl or the Sunday school Army singing Book #33

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The School Hymnal #171

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The Scottish Hymnal #397

The Village Hymn book #d108

The Voice of Praise #d90

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Triumphant Songs No.4 #54

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Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #231

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Young Singer's Friend #a11

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Zion's Refreshing Showers #116b

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The Cyber Hymnal #10425

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Hymnal for Primary Classes #15

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