Voices United ‎#348

348. O Love, How Deep

1 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
It fills the heart with ecstasy,
that God, in Jesus Christ, should take
our mortal form for mortals' sake.

2 God sent no angel to our race
of higher or of lower place,
but wore the robe of human frame,
and freely to this lost world came.

3 For us he was baptized, and bore
a holy fast, and hungered sore;
for us temptations sharply knew;
for us the tempter overthrew.

4 For us he prayed; for us he taught;
for us great daily works were wrought,
by words, and signs, and actions, thus
still seeking not himself, but us.

5 For us to wicked foes betrayed,
scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death;
for us at length gave up his breath.

6 For us he rose from death again,
for us he went on high to reign,
for us he sent his Spirit here
to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

7 To God whose boundless love has won
salvation for us through the Son,
to God all praise and glory be
both now and through eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
• Title: O Love, How Deep
• Translator: Benjamin Webb (1854, alt.)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Life and Teaching; Adoration and praise; Jesus Christ: Baptism; Jesus Christ: Cross; Jesus Christ: Incarnation; Jesus Christ: Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ: Life of; Jesus Christ: Love of; Jesus Christ: Saviour; Jesus Christ: Son of God/Man (David); Jesus Christ: Teacher/Teachings; Love; Obedience; Sacrifice; Service Music: Doxologies; Trinity; Christmas 1: Year A; Baptism of Jesus: Year A; Epiphany 2: Year A; Epiphany 7: Year A; Lent 1: Year A; Proper 17: Year A; Proper 21: Year A; Reign of Christ: Year A; Advent 2: Year B; Baptism of Jesus: Year B; Lent 1: Year B; Lent 5: Year B; Palm/Passion Sunday: Year B; Easter 5: Year B; Proper 12: Year B; Proper 26: Year B; Proper 27: Year B; Proper 28: Year B; Reign of Christ: Year B; Epiphany 6: Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig.: Year C; Lent 1: Year C; Lent 2: Year C; Lent 4: Year C; Holy Thursday: Year C; Easter 4: Year C; Easter 7: Year C; Tuesday in Holy Week: Year ABC; Holy thursday: Year ABC
• Source: Latin, 15th century

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Adapter: Michael Praetorius (1609)
• Harmonizer: G. R. Woodward (1902)
• Composer (descant): Frances P. Macphail (1994)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Harmony copyright © Mowbray. Descant copyright © 1994 Frances P. Macphail.