Hymnal Supplement 1991 ‎#800

800. O Love Of God, How Strong And True

1 O love of God, how strong and true,
Eternal and yet ever new;
Uncomprehended and unbought,
Beyond all knowledge and all thought.

2 O wide embracing, wondrous Love,
We read you in the sky above;
We read you in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.

3 We read you best in him who came
To bear for us the cross of shame,
Sent by the Father from on high,
Our life to live, our death to die.

4 We read your pow'r to bless and save
E'en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light
We read the fullness of your might.

6 O love of God, our shield and stay
Thro' all the perils of our way!
Eternal love, in thee we rest,
For ever safe, forever blest.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love of God, how strong and true
• Title: O Love Of God, How Strong And True
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991
• Scripture:
  Acts 2:22-36
  ;
  Ephesians 3:17-19
  ;
  Hebrews 2:9
  ;
  1 Peter 3:18-4:6
• Topic: Burial; Creation; Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us

Tune Information

• Name: DE TAR
• Composer: Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: © 1973, Concordia Publishing House