178. 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
Author: John G. Whittier (1866)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Living Presence; Calmness; Christ: Abiding with Believers (9 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SERENITY
Composer: William Vincent Wallace (1856)
Meter: C. M.
Key: E Major
Notes: Arr. from William Vincent Wallace, 1856



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