Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#324

324. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that will 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 flick'ring 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 will not let me go
• Title: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906 (alt.)
• Meter: 88 886
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Christian Hope; Aspiration; Commitment

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912
• Meter: 88 886
• Key: G Major