Text: | There's a wideness in God's mercy |
Author: | Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63 |
Tune: | OMNI DIE |
Arranger: | W. S. Rockstro, 1823 - 95 |
1 There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in his justice,
Which is more than liberty.
2 There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.
3 There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Saviour;
There is healing in his Blood.
4 There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.
5 For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind,
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
6 There is plentiful redemption
In the Blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.
7 'Tis not all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.
8 If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at his word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | There's a wideness in God's mercy |
Author: | Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | Post-Communion; The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ: Contemplation |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OMNI DIE |
Arranger: | W. S. Rockstro, 1823 - 95 |
Meter: | 8 7, 8 7. |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Corner's Gesangbuch, 1631 |