Common Praise ‎#542

542. O love that wilt not let me go

1 O love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.

2 O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.

3 O joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.

4 O cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be.

Text Information

• First Line: O love that wilt not let me go
• Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906
• Meter: 88 88 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Genesis 9:12-16
  ;
  Matthew 11:28
  ;
  Psalm 30:5
• Topic: Proper 5: Year C; Proper 14: Year B; Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls

Tune Information

• Name: ST MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912
• Arranger: Lionel Dakers, 1924-2003
• Meter: 88 88 6
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Arrangement © Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd.