O
love
of
God,
how
strong
and
true!
Eternal,
and
yet
ever
new;
Uncomprehended
and
unbought,
Beyond
all
knowledge
and
all
thought.
O
love
of
God,
how
deep
and
great!
Far
deeper
than
man’s
deepest
hate;
Self
fed,
self
kindled,
like
the
light,
Changeless,
eternal,
infinite.
O
heavenly
love,
how
precious
still,
In
days
of
weariness
and
ill,
In
nights
of
pain
and
helplessness,
To
heal,
to
comfort,
and
to
bless!
O
wide
embracing,
wondrous
love!
We
read
thee
in
the
sky
above,
We
read
thee
in
the
earth
below,
In
seas
that
swell,
and
streams
that
flow.
We
read
thee
best
in
Him
Who
came
To
bear
for
us
the
cross
of
shame;
Sent
by
the
Father
from
on
high,
Our
life
to
live,
our
death
to
die.
We
read
thy
power
to
bless
and
save,
E’en
in
the
darkness
of
the
grave;
Still
more
in
resurrection
light,
We
read
the
fullness
of
thy
might.
O
love
of
God,
our
shield
and
stay
Through
all
the
perils
of
our
way!
Eternal
love,
in
thee
we
rest
Forever
safe,
forever
blest.
