The Hymnal ‎#93

93. There's a wideness in God's mercy

1 There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.
There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.

2 For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy
• Author: Rev. Frederick W. Faber (1854)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. D.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: God the Father: His Love and Fatherhood; Assurance; God: Love and Fatherhood, His; God: Presence, His Abiding

Tune Information

• Name: IN BABILONE
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. D.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Dutch traditional melody
• Copyright: Tune used by permission of Professor Julius Rontgen.