Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#256

256. 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.
There is plentiful redemption
In the Blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

3 ’Tis not all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.
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: Frederick William Faber, (1814-1863)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: ARMSTRONG
• Composer: Henry B. Richards (1817-1885)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Key: F Major