Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#402

402. O Love that wilt not let me go

1 O Love that wilt 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 followest all my way,
I yield my flickering 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 through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love that wilt not let me go
• Author: George Matheson, 1842 - 1906
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Lent; The Church Year: Holy Week; The Life In Christ: Consecration; The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest; The Life in Christ: Aspiration
• Copyright: Words and music by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert Lister Peace, 1844 - 1912
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8 6.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Words and music by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.