Worship and Rejoice ‎#446

446. 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 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 will not let me go
• Title: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
• Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003
• Scripture:
  John 12:24
  ;
  Psalm 62:1
  ;
  John 1:9
  ;
  Psalm 30:5
  ;
  Jeremiah 31:3
  ;
  Genesis 9:12-17
  ;
  Galatians 6:14
  ;
  Psalm 91:1
  ;
  Romans 8:37-39
  ;
  Psalm 62:5
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MARGARET
• Composer: Albert L. Peace, 1844-1912
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.6.
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain