The Love of Christ

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O wondrous love, the love of Christ

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman
Tune: [O wondrous love, the love of Christ]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Oh! wondrous love, the love of Christ!
The soul’s sweet resting place,
The palm-tree where we find a shade,
The Rock on which our hopes are laid—
This love is perfect peace.
Perfect peace, perfect peace,
This love is perfect peace.

2 A refuge from each raging storm,
A shelter from the heat,
A tower of strength, a quiet home,
Where weary, troubled hearts may come—
A sure and safe retreat.
Safe retreat, safe retreat,
A sure and safe retreat.

3 Our every burden He will bear,
When we, in simple faith,
In child-like trust, cling and adore,
And learn to love Him more and more,
Believing what He saith.
What He saith, what He saith,
Believing what He saith.

Source: Gospel Jewels #22

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Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry Go to person page >

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First Line:	O wondrous love, the love of Christ
Title:	The Love of Christ
Author:	Mrs. E. W. Chapman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Perfect peace
Copyright:	Public Domain