Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#538

538. O Love Divine! that stooped to share

1 O Love Divine! that stooped to share
Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear,
On Thee we cast each earth-born care,
We smile at pain while Thou art near.

2 Though long the weary way we tread,
And sorrow crown each lingering year,
No path we shun, no darkness dread,
Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near.

3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief,
And trembling faith is changed to fear,
The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf,
Shall softly tell us Thou art near.

4 On Thee we fling our burdening woe,
O Love Divine, for ever dear;
Content to suffer while we know,
Living or dying, Thou art near!

Text Information

• First Line: O Love Divine! that stooped to share
• Author: Dr. O. W. Holmes, 1809-1894
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: God: Love of; The Christian Life: Comfort and Sympathy; Love: Divine; Love: Of God

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A Major
• Source: As Hymnodus Sacer, Leipzig, 1625