The Hymnbook ‎#229

229. Immortal Love, Forever Full

1 Immortal Love, forever full,
Forever flowing free,
Forever shared, forever whole,
A never-ebbing sea!

2 We may not climb the heavenly steeps
To bring the Lord Christ down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.

3 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.

4 The healing of His seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life's throng and press,
And we are whole again.

5 O Lord and Master of us all,
Whate'er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Immortal Love, forever full
• Title: Immortal Love, Forever Full
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1866)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:8
  ;
  Matthew 9:20-21
  ;
  Hebrews 13:8
• Topic: Christ: Healing; Christ: Love of; Christ: Presence; Unity; Jesus Christ: His Presence
• Copyright: Words used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company, authorized publishers.

Tune Information

• Name: SERENITY
• Composer: William V. Wallace (1856)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Arr. from William V. Wallace, 1856