Music at St. Andrew's
Hymn 470: "There's a wideness in God's mercy"
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Hymn 470: "There's a wideness in God's mercy"
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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.
There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good;
there is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in his blood.
There is no place where earth's sorrows are more felt than in heaven;
there is no place where earth's failings have such kind judgment given.
There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed;
there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.
For the love of God is broader than the measure of man's mind;
and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more faithful, we should take him at his word;
and our life would be thanksgiving for the goodness of the Lord.
Words: Frederick William Faber (1814-1864), alt.
Music: Beecher, John Zundel (1815-1882), alt.
Midi: Copyright 1999 by Rob Getman. Used by permission.
