The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1784

1784. God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens

1. God is love; His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens:
God is wisdom, God is love.

2. Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:
God is wisdom, God is love.

3. E’en the hour that darkest seemeth
Will His changeless goodness prove;
From the mist His brightness streameth:
God is wisdom, God is love.

4. He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere His glory shineth:
God is wisdom, God is love.

Text Information

• First Line: God is love; His mercy brightens
• Title: God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens
• Author: John Bowring (1825)
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns, 1825
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: DULCETTA, from Ludwig van Beethoven; OPORTO, William Mason, 1829-1908

Tune Information

• Name: SUSSEX
• Composer: Anonymous
• Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Meter: 87.87
• Incipit: 33321 23216 44321
• Key: G Major
• Source: English melody; The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 239
• Copyright: Public Domain