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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

IN BABILONE · 8.7.8.7.D · words Frederick W. Faber · music Traditional Dutch

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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy been is has great up than fright it ened in as crowd might felt worlds blood Christ's new more that as than i'r of sheep? seems; Heav'n; this; shed; men! God: no place e ti His a why plen grace It Souls 1. 2. There 3. There 4. There 5. is of is is is ter y, rows sands tion demp thou might scat sor In Of Are But Like earth's looks ye ful nough where love will for re the far of home judg yond true our and ment of love out won up sor the that such rows per drous be so deep? dreams. giv'n. bliss. Head. hearts! Fa no place for for ther: a why joy room is ish our is is There There There 'Tis Fool der ness ings tions bers mem a fond wan fail In In Have Goes From earth's His ye all fresh where and will the cre sweet, half of more of in the than man's a the so mea out wide gen some is as thing sure ness tle, all; mind; flood sea; all love wel wide ev of we come ness er just the is a there the Not For There There's Was ner, sus; er cy, herd Je poured so It Than Grace Like Half God's er broad owe God for in kind sin mer shep the to is ger through ful in lib round most the ly His er His mer won heal more gath cy der ing than er feet? ty. blood. kind. fall. Sav kind mer heart good in who is be of cy ness ior er the is a the Great And There There's As us ice, ior; nal vil, with e ter Sav just is and Lar Is There Which Come of E the His have would cause the Frederick W. Faber, 1862 IN BABILONE 8.7.8.7.D Traditional Dutch

1.Souls of men! why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?
Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather round His feet?

2.It is God: His love looks mighty,
But is mighti'r than it seems;
'Tis our Father: and His fondness
Goes far out beyond our dreams.
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.

3.There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in Heav'n;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such wondrous judgment giv'n.
There is welcome for the sinner,
Grace poured out as in a flood
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.

4.There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

5.There is plentiful redemption
In Christ's blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.
Not just all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.

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