O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free,
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me,
is the current of Thy love;
Leading onward, leading homeward
to my glorious rest above.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus--
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth,
Changeth never, nevermore;
How He watches o'er His loved ones,
Died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth,
Watcheth o'er them from the throne.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Love of ev'ry love the best!
'Tis an ocean vast of blessing;
'Tis a haven sweet of rest.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus--
'Tis a heav'n of heav'ns to me;
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to Thee.
-Samuel Trevor Francis, 1890
Can this be true...?
ReplyDeletehaha yeah, i'm pretty sure it is. In the words of Tullian, "Its the only bullet in my gun"
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Wordwise Hymns. Thanks for sharing the text of this glorious hymn. I posted an article on it myself this morning.
ReplyDeleteI am a little puzzled by the two seemingly irrelevant comments before mine. Unless they make sense to you, it might be better to remove them.