Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#708

708. 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 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 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
• Title: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson (1882)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 31:3
• Topic: The Christian Life: Perseverance; Christ: The Light; Christ: Love and Grace of

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace (1885)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Key: G Major