255. Eternal God, Your Love's Tremendous Glory

1 Eternal God, your love's tremendous glory
cascades through life in overflowing grace,
to tell creation's meaning in the story
of love evolving love from time and space.

2 Eternal Son of God, uniquely precious,
in you, deserted, scorned and crucified,
God's love has fathomed sin and death's deep darkness,
and flawed humanity is glorified.

3 Eternal Spirit, with us like a mother,
embracing us in love serene and pure:
you nurture strength to follow Christ our brother,
as full-grown children, confident and sure.

4 Love's trinity, self-perfect, self-sustaining;
love which commands, enables and obeys:
you give yourself, in boundless joy, creating
one vast increasing harmony of praise.

5 We ask you now, complete your image in us;
this love of yours, our source and guide and goal.
May love in us, seek love and serve love's purpose,
till we ascend with Christ and find love whole.

Text Information
First Line: Eternal God, your love's tremendous glory
Title: Eternal God, Your Love's Tremendous Glory
Author: Alan Gaunt (1935-)
Publication Date: 1998
Meter: 11 10 11 10
Scripture: Genesis 1:1 - 2:4; Psalm 36:5-12; Romans 8:12-17; Romans 8:18-30; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6; Galatians 3:23-29; Galatians 4:1-7; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-12; Colossians 3:1-4; Titus 2:11-14; Titus 3:4-7; 1 John 1:1 - 2:2; Revelation 4:1-11
Topic: Trinity; Baptism (general); Images of God
Copyright: © 1991 Stainer & Bell Ltd. / Hope Publishing Co.
Tune Information
Name: HIGHWOOD
Composer: Richard Runciman Terry (1865-1938)
Meter: 11 10 11 10
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: © Oxford University Press






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