469 There's a wideness in God's mercy

The Hymnal 1982 469

There's a wideness in God's mercy

Tune
st. helena
Author(s)
Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863
Composer(s)
Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984
Meter
8.7.8.7 D

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 welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good; there is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in His blood.

2 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. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.

3 For the love of God is broader than the measure of the mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more faithful, we should take him at his word; and our life would be thanksgiving for the goodness of the Lord.

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