800. O Love Of God, How Strong And True

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 wide embracing, wondrous Love,
We read you in the sky above;
We read you in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.

3 We read you 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.

4 We read your pow'r to bless and save
E'en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light
We read the fullness of your 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, How Strong And True
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 (alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1991
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Burial; Creation; Jesus Christ (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: DE TAR
Composer: Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984
Meter: LM
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: © 1973, Concordia Publishing House



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