The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#521

521. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

2 O Light that follow'st all my way,
I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine’s glow its day
May brighter, fairer be.

3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.

4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to hide from Thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Title: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson (1882, a.)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Hope and Aspiration; Names and Office of Christ: Joy; Names and Office of Christ: Light; Names and Office of Christ: Love; Death: Prayer for help in
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert Lister Peace (1885)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8 6.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.