Love and Praise

Infinite, unexhausted love

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 40 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Infinite, unexhausted Love!
Jesus and love are one;
If still to me thy bowels move,
They are restrain'd to none.

2 What shall I do my god to Love!
My loving god to praise?
Thy length, and breath and height to prove,
And depth of sov'regin grace?

3 Thy sov'reign grace to all extends,
Immense and unconfin'd?
From age to age it never ends,
It reaches all minkind.

4 Throughout the world its breath is known,
Wide as infinity!
So wide, it never pass'd by one,
Or it had pass'd by me.

5 My trespass was grown up to heav'n;
But far above the skies,
In Christ abundantly forgiv'n,
I see thy mercies rise!

6 The depth of all-redeeming love
What angel-tongue can tell?
O may I to the utmost prove
The gift unspeakable?

7 Come quickly, gracious Lord, and take
Possession of thine own!
My longing heart vouchsafe to make
Thine everlasting throne!

8 Assert thy claim, maintain thy right,
Come quickly from above;
And sink me to perfections height,
The depth of humble love.

Source: A Pocket Hymn Book: designed as a constant companion for the pious, collected from various authors (9th ed.) #LVI

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Infinite, unexhausted love
Title: Love and Praise
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors #294

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d249

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d385

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d386

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d385

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #475

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #245

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d168

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #216

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #450

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #292

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A Collection of Hymns #L208

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A Collection of Hymns #245

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A Collection of Hymns #213

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A Pocket hymn book, designed as a constant companion for the pious #LVI

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A Pocket Hymn Book #LVI

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A Pocket hymn-book, designed as a constant companion for the pious #LVI

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A Pocket Hymn-book #56

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A Pocket Hymn-Book #LVI

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d353

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #534

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #534

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #824

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #824

Pocket Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d114

Pocket Hymn Book, Designed as a Constant Companion. 25th ed. #d115

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d199

The Christian Hymn Book (Ohio Auglaize Christian Conference) #d128

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The Christian Hymn-Book (Corr. and Enl., 3rd. ed.) #132

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #551

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 35th ed. #d121

The Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. Rev. #d123

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The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved #LVI

The Sacred Lyre #d134

Universalist Hymn Book #d245

Vestry Harp #d23

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