Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise ‎#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: 2008
• 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