1 O wondrous love so full and free,
That Christ my Lord bestows on me;
The things of earth soon fade away,
The joys He sends will ne’er decay.
Chorus:
O love of God divinely sweet,
Bright ray of light from heaven’s throne;
O love of God divinely sweet,
Sealing my heart to Him alone.
2 So sweet and true thro’ all the years,
It soothes my woes and calms my fears,
And softly falls like even dew,
To heal my soul and cleanse anew. [Chorus]
3 Full ransom paid for ev’ry sin,
Stooping below lost ones to win;
Love whispers songs e’en thro’ the night,
My crown of life, my Fount of Light. [Chorus]
Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
Display Title: Love of God Divinely SweetFirst Line: O wondrous love so full and freeTune Title: [O wondrous love so full and free]Author: Lizzie DeArmondDate: 1914