The New Christian Hymnal ‎#36

36. O Love of God

1 O love of God, how strong and true!
Eternal, and yet ever new;
Uncomprehended and unbought,
Beyond all knowledge and all thought.

2 O heav'nly love, how precious still,
In days of weariness and ill,
In nights of pain and helplessness,
To heal, to comfort, and to bless!

3 O wide-embracing, wondrous love!
We read thee in the sky above,
We read thee in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.

4 We read thee best in Him who came
To bear for us the cross of shame;
Sent by the Father from on high,
Our life to live, our death to die.

5 We read thy pow'r to bless and save,
E'en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light
We read the fullness of thy might.

6 O love of God, our shield and stay
Thro' all the perils of our way!
Eternal love, in thee we rest,
For ever safe, forever blest.

Text Information

• First Line: O love of God, how strong and true!
• Title: O Love of God
• Author: Rev. H. Bonar (1861)
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: God: Love

Tune Information

• Name: LOUVAN
• Composer: Virgil C. Taylor (1847)
• Meter: L M
• Incipit: 55123 12123 34323
• Key: A♭ Major