806. 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 his justice
which is more than liberty.
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 judgement given.

2 For the love of God is broader
than the measure of our mind,
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
But we make his love too narrow
by false limits of our own;
and we magnify his strictness
with a zeal he would not own.

3 There is plentiful redemption
through the blood that has been shed;
there is joy for all the members
in the sorrows of the Head.
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.

4 If our love were but more simple,
we should take him at his word;
and our lives would be all gladness
in the joy of Christ our Lord.

Text Information
First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
Author: Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) (alt.)
Meter: 87 87 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Assurance; Atonement; God: in grace and mercy (6 more...)
Notes: May also be sung to CROSS OF JESUS (30).
Tune Information
Name: CORVEDALE
Composer: Maurice Bevan (1921-2006)
Meter: 87 87 D
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © Cathedral Music, King Charles Cottage, Racton, Chichester, West Sussex. PO18 9DT



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