African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#302

302. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.

4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Title: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906
• Meter: 88.886.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 31:3
• Topic: The Christian Life: Dedication and Consecration; Cross; Inner Life; Jesus: Abiding with Believers; Love

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912
• Meter: 88.886.
• Key: A♭ Major