O, the Power of Jesus

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The love of God, this shoreless sea

Author: Manie P. Ferguson
Tune: HOME (Bishop)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 The love of God, this shoreless sea,
Whose glories ‘round me roll,
Is just as wide and full and free,
Since love has filled my soul.

Refrain:
Oh, the pow’r of Jesus,
The mighty pow’r of Jesus,
Oh, the pow’r of Jesus,
That saves me now from sin.

2 It has not dimmed His radiance bright,
To cast on me a ray,
As atoms in the sunbeam’s light,
Hurt not the king of day. [Refrain]

3 Tho’ faith may seem a little link,
It holds me on to God;
While trusting Him I cannot sink,
He faints not ‘neath my load. [Refrain]

4 Without a fear, my all I leave,
On this foundation great;
And dread not that the rock will give,
Beneath my little weight. [Refrain]

5 No doubts nor fears this heart shall grieve,
Beneath the cleansing blood;
I know, I know whom I believe,
And trust the mighty God. [Refrain]

Source: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #224

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Author: Manie P. Ferguson

Manie Payne Ferguson United Kingdom 1850-1932. Born in Carlow, Ireland, in 1883 she married Theodore Pollock Ferguson, a past Presbyterian minister from Ohio, who had become an itinerant evangelical preacher. They moved to Los Angeles, CA, in 1885. He became a pioneer leader in the American Holiness Movement, a Christian evangelist, and social worker, founding, along with her husband, the non-denominational Peniel Mission in 1886. In 1894 they received a significant financial donation from George Studd allowing them to expand the mission. They constructed a 900-seat auditorium and ministry centre there in Los Angeles. They partnered with Studd and Phineas Bresee, each acting as a superintendent of the mission organization. In 1894 D… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The love of God, this shoreless sea
Title:	O, the Power of Jesus
Author:	Manie P. Ferguson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O, the love of Jesus
Copyright:	Public Domain