Author: William Booth Hymnal: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #536 (2022) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Scripture: Isaiah 1:18 First Line: O boundless salvation! deep ocean of love Lyrics: 1 O boundless salvation! deep ocean of love,
O fulness of mercy, Christ brought from above;
the whole world redeeming, so rich and so free,
now flowing for all men, now flowing for all men,
now flowing for all men, come, roll over me!
2 My sins— they are many, their stains are so deep,
and bitter the tears of remorse that I weep;
but useless is weeping; thou great crimson sea,
thou waters can cleanse, thy waters can cleanse me, thou waters can cleanse me; come, roll over me.
3 My tempers are fitful, my passions are strong,
they bind my poor soul, and they force me to wrong;
beneath Thy blest billows deliv'rance I see,
O come, mighty ocean, O come, might ocean,
O come mighty ocean and roll over me!
4 Now tossed with temptation, then haunted with fears,
my life has been joyless and useless for years;
I feel something better most surely would be
if once Thy pure waters, if once Thy pure waters,
if would roll over me.
5 O ocean of mercy, oft longing I’ve stood
on the brink of Thy wonderful, life-giving flood!
Once more I have reached this soul-cleansing sea,
I will not go back till, I will not go back till,
I will not go back till it rolls over me.
6 The tide is now flowing, I’m touching the wave,
I hear the loud call of The "Mighty to Save";
my faith’s growing bolder; delivered I’ll be!
I plunge ‘neath the waters, I plunge 'neath the waters,
I plunge 'neath the waters; they roll over me.
7 And now, hallelujah! the rest of my days
shall gladly be spent in promoting His praise,
who opened His bosom to pour out this sea
of boundless salvation, of boundless salvation,
of boundless salvation for you and for me!
Topics: Forgiveness of Sins Redemption and Salvation; Justifying Grace Languages: English Tune Title: MY JESUS, I LOVE THEE (ELLIS)
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