Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#354

354. O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!

1 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
Surpassing thought and fantasy
that God, the Son of God, should take
our mortal form for mortals' sake.

2 For us baptized, for us he bore
his holy fast, and hungered sore;
for us temptations sharp he knew;
for us the tempter overthrew.

3 For us he prayed, for us he taught,
for us the lost with love he sought,
by words, and signs, and actions, he
brought health and hope to set us free.

4 For us to wicked men betrayed,
scourged, mocked, in crown of thorns arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death;
for us at length gave up his breath.

5 For us he rose from death again,
for us he went on high to reign,
for us he sent his Spirit here
to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

6 To him whose boundless love has won
salvation for us through his Son,
to God the Father, glory be
both now and through eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
• Latin Title: O amor quam ecstaticus
• Translator: Benjamin Webb (1819-1885)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 2:24
  ;
  1 Peter 5:10
  ;
  Acts 1:1-11
  ;
  Acts 2:1-13
  ;
  Acts 10:38
  ;
  Ephesians 3:18-19
  ;
  Hebrews 2:10
  ;
  Hebrews 2:18
  ;
  John 3:2
  ;
  John 14:16
  ;
  John 14:26
  ;
  John 17:9
  ;
  John 17:20
  ;
  John 18:1-19:37
  ;
  John 20
  ;
  Luke 4:1-13
  ;
  Luke 22:47-23:48
  ;
  Luke 24
  ;
  Mark 1:9
  ;
  Mark 14:43-15:39
  ;
  Mark 16
  ;
  Matthew 4:2-11
  ;
  Matthew 26:41
  ;
  Matthew 26:47-27:54
  ;
  Matthew 28
  ;
  Romans 4:25
• Topic: Christian Year: Lent; Creed
• Source: Latin, 15th century

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH (LEIPZIG)
• Composer: Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630)
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Source: adapted from tune in revised Cantional, 1645