| First Line: | O love of God, how strong and true |
| Title: | O Love of God, How Strong and True |
| Author: | Horatius Bonar (1861) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |

| First Line: | O love of God, how strong and true |
| Title: | O Love of God, How Strong and True |
| Author: | Horatius Bonar (1861) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
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1 O love of God, how strong and true! 2 O love of God, how deep and great! 3 O heavenly love, how precious still 4 O wide-embracing, wondrous love! 5 We read thee best in Him who came 6 We read thy power to bless and save, 7 O love of God, our shield and stay Amen. The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895 | Popular products for this text:
Scripture References: One of Horatius Bonar's (PHH 260) best hymn texts, “O Love of God” was published in his Hymns of Faith and Hope (1861) in ten stanzas. The Psalter Hymnal includes the original stanzas 1, 3-6, 9, and 10. The text's theme is God's love, which we cannot comprehend but do experience (st. 1-2). We may observe God's love in the creation around us (st. 3-4), but we find his love most clearly expressed in the sacrifice of Christ (st. 5-6); it is in this redemptive love that we find our eternal rest (st. 7). Liturgical Use: --Psalter Hymnal Handbook |