Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. a171. God is love: His mercy brightens

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

3 E'ev the hour that darkest seemeth,
Will His changeless goodness prove;
From the gloom Him brightness streameth;
God is wisdom, God is love.

4 He with earthly care 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
Meter:	8s.7s.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1895
Topic:	The Catechism: Works and Attributes of God
Notes:	Author from Index: J. Bowring