The Worshipbook ‎#601

601. 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.
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
• Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1854)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103:17
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Confession and Pardon; Sacraments: Lord's Supper; Acts of the Church: The Marriage Service; Christian Year: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: IN BABILONE
• Harmonizer: Julius Röntgen (ca. 1906)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Traditional Dutch melody
• Copyright: Music used by permission of F. E. Röntgen.
• Notes: Harm. for The Hymnbook, 1955