O Mystery of Love Divine

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O mystery of love Divine

Author: Thomas Hornblower Gill (1864)
Tune: MANOAH (Greatorex)
Published in 12 hymnals

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1 O mystery of love divine
That thought and thanks o'erpow'rs!
Lord Jesus, was our portion thine,
And is thy portion ours?

2 Didst thou fulfil each righteous deed,
God's perfect will express,
That we th' unfaithful ones might plead
Thy perfect faithfulness?

3 For thee the Father's hidden face?
For thee the bitter cry?
For us the Father's endless grace,
The song of victory?

4 Our load of sin and misery
Didst thou, the Sinless, bear?
Thy spotless robe of purity
Do we the sinners wear?

5 Thou, who our very place didst take,
Dwell in our very heart:
Thou, who thy portion ours dost make,
Thyself, thyself impart.

Amen.

Source: Trinity Hymnal #436

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Author: Thomas Hornblower Gill

Gill, Thomas Hornblower, was born at Bristol Road, Birmingham, Feb. 10th, 1819. His parents belonged to English Presbyterian families which, like many others, had become Unitarian in their doctrine. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School under Dr. Jeune, afterwards Bishop of Peterborough. He left the school in 1838, and would have proceeded to the University of Oxford, but was prevented by his hereditary Unitarianism (long since given up), which forbade subscription to the Articles of the Church of England then necessary for entrance to the University. This constrained him to lead the life of an isolated student, in which he gave himself chiefly to historical and theological subjects. Hence his life has been singularly devoid of ou… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O mystery of love Divine
Title:	O Mystery of Love Divine
Author:	Thomas Hornblower Gill (1864)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Notes:	Spanish translation: See "O misterio del divino amor" by Priscilla Piñero
Copyright:	Public Domain

Year A, Lent, Ash Wednesday

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Tune

MANOAH (Greatorex)

MANOAH was first published in Henry W. Greatorex's Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1851). This anthology (later editions had alternate titles) contained one of the best tune collections of its era and included thirty-seven original compositions and arrangements by compiler Greatorex as well as m…

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ALBANO (Novello)

NOX PRAECESSIT

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