Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#476a

476a. Immortal Love, forever full

1 Immortal Love, forever full,
Forever flowing free,
Forever shared, forever whole,
A never-ebbing sea!

2 Our outward lips confess the Name
All other names above;
Love only knoweth whence it came,
And comprehendeth love.

3 We may not climb the heavenly steeps
To bring the Lord Christ down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For him no depths can drown:

4 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is he;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.

5 The healing of his seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch him in life's throng and press,
And we are whole again.

6 Through him the first fond prayers are said
Our lips of childhood frame;
The last low whispers of our dead
Are burdened with his Name.

7 O Lord, and Master of us all,
Whate'er our name or sign,
We own thy sway, we hear thy call,
We test our lives by thine.

Text Information

• First Line: Immortal Love, forever full
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Pentecost - The Holy Ghost; The Life In Christ: Contemplation; The Life In Christ: The Inner Life

Tune Information

• Name: BISHOPTHORPE (ST. PAUL'S)
• Composer: Jeremiah Clarke, c. 1669 - 1707
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major