Text:Thou hidden Love of God, whose height
Author (German):Paul Gerhardt
Author (Latin):Gerhard Tersteegen
Translator:John Wesley
Tune:LAMBERT

409. Thou hidden Love of God, whose height

1 Thou hidden Love of God, whose height,
Whose depth unfathomed no man knows:
I see from far Thy beauteous light;
Inly I sigh for Thy repose.
My heart is pained, nor can it be
At rest, till it finds rest in Thee.

2 Is there a thing beneath the sun,
That strives with Thee my heart to share?
Ah tear it thence, and reign alone,
The Lord of every motion there;
Then shall my heart from earth be free,
When it hath found repose in Thee.

3 Each moment draw from earth away,
My heart, that lowly waits Thy call;
Speak to my inmost soul, and say,
"I am Thy Love, Thy God, Thy All!"
To feel Thy power, to hear Thy voice,
To taste Thy Love, be all my choice.

Text Information
First Line: Thou hidden Love of God, whose height
German Title: Verborgne Gottesliebe, Du
Translator: John Wesley (1736)
Author (German): Paul Gerhardt
Author (Latin): Gerhard Tersteegen (1731)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: The Christian Life: Love to God and Christ; Sundays in Lent; Lent, Second Sunday (3 more...)
Notes: Alternate tune: #85 or #446
Tune Information
Name: LAMBERT
Meter: L. M.
Key: F Major



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