Hymns for the Living Church ‎#229

229. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

1 O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of Thy love;
Leading onward, leading homeward
To my glorious rest above.

2 O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth,
Changeth never, nevermore;
How He watches o'er His loved ones,
Died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth,
Watcheth o'er them from the throne.

3 O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Love of every love the best;
'Tis an ocean vast of blessing,
'Tis a haven sweet of rest,
O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
'Tis a Heav'n of Heav'ns to me;
And it lifts me up to glory,
For it lifts me up to Thee,

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O the deep, deep love of Jesus
• Title: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
• Author: S. Trevor Francis, 1834-1925
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  John 13:1
  ;
  John 15:13
• Topic: Christ: Advocate; Christ: Love of

Tune Information

• Name: TON-Y-BOTEL
• Composer: Thomas J. Williams (1890)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Key: e minor