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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

REX GLORIAE · 8.7.8.7.D · words Frederick W. Faber · music Henry Smart

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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy that has great up than fright Christ's new more is a as than i'r of blood worlds felt might crowd this; Heav'n; seems; sheep? shed; been as in it ened grace His why plen place no God: men! will ti e 4. There 3. There 2. It 1. Souls There is is is is of 5. demp thou sor might scat love for earth's looks ye In Of Are But Like re tion sands rows y, ter ful nough where true yond judg home of so be rows per drous the of ment our and the that such far a love out won up sor dreams. deep? giv'n. bliss. Head. joy room no Fa hearts! all will and where fresh is for for place ther: why is is our ish There There There 'Tis Fool der ness ings tions bers mem a fail fond wan Have In In Goes From His ye earth's the cre so thing sure as ness tle, more of in of half so is the poured the some mea out wide gen sweet, all; mind; flood sea; than man's a the wel wide ev love just the is a there come we of ness er all Not For There There's Was Je broad sin mer shep It Than Grace Like Half sus; er ner, cy, herd owe God for in kind God's the er is to round ful cy der ing than er lib through in Lar Is There Which Come mer won heal more gath ger most is is and fall. kind. blood. ty. feet? the ly His er His good ior heart mer kind Sav cause the with in who be of cy ness As Great And There There's er the is a the e ter Sav just have vil, nal ior; ice, us of E the His would Frederick W. Faber, 1862 REX GLORIAE 8.7.8.7.D Henry Smart, 1869

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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