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There's a wideness in God's mercy

Author: Frederick W. Faber (1862)
Published in 716 hymnals

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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.

2 There is no place where earth's sorrows
are more felt than in God's heaven:
there is no place where earth's failings
have such kindly judgment given.

3 For the love of God is broader
than the measure of the mind;
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.

4 If our love were but more faithful,
we should take him at his word;
and our life be filled with glory
from the glory of the Lord.

Source: Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #187

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Author: Frederick W. Faber

Faber, Frederick William, D.D., son of Mr. T. H. Faber, was born at Calverley Vicarage, Yorkshire, June 28, 1814, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1836. He was for some time a Fellow of University College, in the same University. Taking Holy Orders in 1837, he became Rector of Elton, Huntingdonshire, in 1843, but in 1846 he seceded to the Church of Rome. After residing for some time at St. Wilfrid's, Staffordshire, he went to London in 1849, and established the London "Oratorians," or, "Priests of the Congregation of St. Philip Neri," in King William Street, Strand. In 1854 the Oratory was removed to Brompton. Dr. Faber died Sept. 26, 1863. Before his secession he published several prose works, some of which were… Go to person page >

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IN BABILONE

IN BABILONE is a traditional Dutch melody that appeared in Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen (Old and New Dutch Peasant Songs and Country Dances), c. 1710. Ralph Vaughan Williams (PHH 316) discovered this tune as arranged by Julius Rontgen (b. Leipzig, Germany, 1855; d. Utrecht,…

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #25

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Worship and Rejoice #61

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Instances (35)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #25	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjee	8.7.8.7	Psalm 103:12	WELLESLEY	B Flat Major		1991
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #41	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie Tourjee	8.7.8.7		WELLESLEY	B Flat Major		2010
Celebration Hymnal #355	There's a wideness in God's mercy, Like the wideness of the sea;	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy					[There's a Wideness in God's Mercy]	B Flat Major		1997
Chalice Hymnal #73	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjee; Charles H. Webb	8.7.8.7		WELLESLEY	B Flat Major		1995
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #9	There’s a wideness in God’s mercy									2000
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #187	There's a wideness in God's mercy		Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)	John Stainer (1840-1901)	8.7.8.7		ALL FOR JESUS	C Major	English	2005
Common Praise #606	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863	Johann Ludwig Steiner, 1688-1761	8.7.8.7	Psalm 25; Psalm 40; Psalm 51; Isaiah 63:7-9; Hosea 2:14-20; Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:1-32; John 8:2-11; Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:4-7; Psalm 25; Psalm 40; Psalm 51; Isaiah 63:7-9; Hosea 2:14-20; Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:1-32; John 8:2-11; Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:4-7	GOTT WILL'S MACHEN	F Major or modal		1998
Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #676	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a wideness in God's mercy								2000
Complete Mission Praise #683	There's a wideness in God's mercy				8.7.8.7					2000
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #587	There's a wideness in God's mercy		Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863	Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984	8.7.8.7 D		ST. HELEN	E Major		2006
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #588	There's a wideness in God's mercy		Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863		8.7.8.7 D		LORD, REVIVE US	F Major or Modal		2006
Gather Comprehensive #626	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863		8.7.8.7 D	Psalm 33; Mark 6:30-34; Romans 8:18-39; Romans 11:33-35	IN BABILONE	G Major	English	1994
Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #603	There's a widenss in God's mercy	There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy	Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863		8.7.8.7 D		IN BABILONE	G Major or modal	English	2004
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #469	There's a wideness in God's mercy		Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863	Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984	8.7.8.7 D		ST. HELENA	E Major	English	1985
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #470	There's a wideness in God's mercy		Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863	John Zundel, 1815-1882	8.7.8.7 D		BEECHER	A Major	English	1985
Hymnal Supplement II #70	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy					ST. HELENA			1987
Hymns for a Pilgrim People #45	There's a wideness in God's mercy Like the wideness of the sea						IN BABILONE			2007
Hymns for a Pilgrim People #46	There's a wideness in God's mercy Like the wideness of the sea						WELLESLEY			2007
Hymns of Faith #32	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjée			[There's a wideness in God's mercy]	B Flat Major		1980
Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #501	There’s a wideness in God’s mercy				8.7.8.7 D					1996
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #689	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Gregg DeMey; Frederick Faber	Gregg DeMey	8.7.8.7	Lamentations 2:3	CIVILITY	D Major		2013
Presbyterian Hymnal #298	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Julius Röntgen	8.7.8.7 D		IN BABILONE	G Major	English	1990
Rejoice in the Lord #349	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	F. W. Faber	John Stainer	8.7.8.7		CROSS OF JESUS	G Major	English	1985
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #114	There's a wideness in God's mercy						WELLESLEY			1985
Sing and Rejoice!: new hymns for congregations #114	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick William Faber	J. L. Steiner; O.S.			GOTT WILL'S MACHEN	E Major	English	1979
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #188	There’s a wideness in God’s mercy				8.7.8.7 D					1999
Sing Joyfully #379	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjée			[There's a wideness in God's mercy]	B Flat Major	English	1989
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #68	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjée	8.7.8.7		WELLESLEY	B Flat Major		1986
The New Century Hymnal #23	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's mercy	Frederick William Faber	Julius Röntgen	8.7.8.7 D		IN BABILONE	G Major or modal		1995
The United Methodist Hymnal #121	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Charles H. Webb; Lizzie S. Tourjee	8.7.8.7	Matthew 20:16	WELLESLEY	A Flat Major	English	1989
The Worshiping Church #486	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber	Lizzie S. Tourjée	8.7.8.7	Ephesians 3:18-19; John 6:37; Psalm 86:15; Lamentations 3:22	WELLESLEY	B Flat Major	English	1990
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #136	There’s a wideness in God’s mercy				8.7.8.7					1999
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #271	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick William Faber	Johann Ludwig Steiner	8.7.8.7		GOTT WILL'S MACHEN	F Major or modal		1996
Worship and Rejoice #61	There's a wideness in God's mercy	There's a Wideness in God's Mercy	Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863	Lizzie S. Tourjée, 1858-1913	8.7.8.7	John 6:37; Psalm 86:15; John 1:9; Exodus 34:6; Matthew 11:19; Ephesians 3:18-19; Lamentations 3:22; Romans 8:31-39; Isaiah 53:5	WELLESLEY	B Flat Major		2001
Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #248	There's a wideness in God's mercy						Wellesley			1996