The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration ‎#374

374. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that will 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 blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

3 O Joy that seekest me thru pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow thru 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 fly 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 will not let me go
• Title: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Comfort and Encouragement; Commitment and Consecration; Funeral Hymns; God: Father; God: Love and Mercy; Love: God's Love

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Key: g minor