Text:There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author:Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863
Tune:IN BABILONE

748. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Like the wideness of the sea:
There’s a kindness in God's justice
Which is more than liberty.
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

2 For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple
We should take him at his word;
And our lives would be illumined
By the presence of our Lord.

3 Troubled souls, why will you scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will you wander
From a love so true and deep?
There is welcome for the sinner
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior,
There is healing in his blood.

Text Information
First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 (alt.)
Meter: 87 87 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Healing; Love of God for Us; Mercy (5 more...)
Tune Information
Name: IN BABILONE
Meter: 87 87 D
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Oude en Nieuwe Hollandtse Boerenlieties en Contradansen, ca. 1710



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