Hymns of Faith ‎#286

286. The Love of God

1 The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Chorus:
Oh love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure,
The saints’ and angels’ song.

2 When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call;
God’s love, so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song. (Chorus)

3 Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Tho' stretched from sky to sky. (Chorus)

Text Information

• First Line: The love of God is greater by far
• Title: The Love of God
• Author: Frederick M. Lehman
• Author st. 3: Meir ben Isaac Nehoral
• Refrain First Line: Oh love of god, how rich and pure!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1980
• Scripture:
  Genesis 3:8-9
  ;
  Luke 23:30
  ;
  John 3:16-17
  ;
  1 John 3:1
  ;
  Revelation 6:15-16
• Topic: God: Love and Mercy

Tune Information

• Name: [The love of God is greater by far]
• Composer: Frederick M. Lehman
• Arranger: Claudia Lehman Mays
• Key: D♭ Major