O Love of God, How Strong and True!

Verse 1

O love of God, how strong and true! Eternal, and yet ever new; Uncomprehended and unbought, Beyond all knowledge and all thought.

Verse 2

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.

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

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.

Verse 5

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.