Christian Worship ‎#431

431. O Perfect Life of Love

1 O perfect life of love!
All, all, is finished now,
all that he left his throne above
to do for us below.

2 No work is left undone
of all the Father willed;
his toil, his sorrows, one by one,
the Scriptures have fulfilled.

3 No pain that we can share
but he has felt its smart;
all forms of human grief and care
have pierced that tender heart.

4 And on his thorn-crowned head
and on his sinless soul
our sins in all their guilt were laid
that he might make us whole.

5 In perfect love he dies;
for me he dies, for me!
O all-atoning Sacrifice,
you died to make me free!

6 In ev'ry time of need,
before the judgment throne,
your works, O Lamb of God, I'll plead,
your merits, not my own.

Text Information

• First Line: O perfect life of love!
• Title: O Perfect Life of Love
• Author: Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 (abr., alt.)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2021
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:3-12
  ;
  John 19:28-30
  ;
  1 John 2:2
  ;
  1 John 4:10
• Topic: Jesus' Passion
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SOUTHWELL
• Composer: William Daman, c. 1540-1591
• Meter: SM
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
• Copyright: Public Domain