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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

CONVERSE · 8.7.8.7.D · words Frederick W. Faber · music Charles C. Converse

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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy than fright that as than i'r of been as in it ened up has great Christ's new more is a crowd blood worlds felt might shed; this; Heav'n; seems; sheep? plen grace no God: men! is is is is of why ti e place His There 2. It 1. Souls 3. 5. There 4. There sands rows y, ter tion demp thou In Of Are But Like re for earth's looks ye sor ful nough where love will scat might of true yond judg home so rows per drous be the of ment our and the that such far a sor up won out love Head. bliss. giv'n. dreams. deep? room no Fa hearts! joy is is is our ish for for place ther: why There There There 'Tis Fool ness der ings mem a fail fond In In Have Goes From bers tions earth's His ye wan all fresh where and will cre the of half thing sure as ness tle, than man's a the so in more of is the poured the so some mea out wide gen all; mind; flood sea; sweet, all love wel wide ev just the is a there ness we of come er Not For There There's Was sus; er ner, cy, herd Je Grace It Than Like Half to is the God's er owe God for in kind broad sin mer shep ful in lib round cy der ing than the ly His er His through ger most is is and er mer won heal more gath fall. kind. blood. ty. feet? good heart mer kind Sav er the is a the of be cy ness ior Great And There There's As vil, nal ior; ice, us e Come Lar Is There Which of E the His would Sav cause the with in who have just ter Frederick W. Faber, 1862 CONVERSE 8.7.8.7.D Charles C. Converse, 1874

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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