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O Love divine, how sweet Thou art,
When shall I find my willing heart
All taken up by Thee?
My thirsty spirit faints to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.
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O
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Love divine, how
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sweet Thou
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art,
When
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shall I find my
D
willing
A
heart
All taken up
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by
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Thee?
My
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thirsty spirit
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faints to
A
prove
The
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greatness of re
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deeming
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love,
Bm
The
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love of
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Christ
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to
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me.
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Stronger His love than death and hell,
Its riches are unsearchable:
The first-born sons of light
Desire in vain its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery,
The length, and breadth, and height.
Stronger His love than death and hell,
Its riches are unsearchable:
The first-born sons of light
Desire in vain its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery,
The length, and breadth, and height.
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Stronger His love than
A
death and
D
hell,
Its
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riches are
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unsearchable:
The first-born sons
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of
A
light
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Desire in vain its
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depths to
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see;
They
Bm
cannot reach the
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mystery,
Bm
The
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length, and
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breadth,
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and
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height.
3
God only knows the love of God;
Oh, that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart;
For love I sigh, for love I pine;
This only portion, Lord, be mine,
Be mine this better part.
God only knows the love of God;
Oh, that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart;
For love I sigh, for love I pine;
This only portion, Lord, be mine,
Be mine this better part.
D-G
God
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only knows the
A
love of
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God;
Oh,
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that it now were
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shed
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abroad
In this poor
E7
stony
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heart;
For
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love I sigh, for
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love I
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pine;
This
Bm
only portion,
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Lord, be
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mine,
Bm
Be
Em
mine this
D A7
better
D
part.
4
Oh, that I could forever sit
Like Mary, at the Master’s feet;
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my rest on earth be this,
To hear the Bridegroom’s voice.
Oh, that I could forever sit
Like Mary, at the Master's feet;
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my rest on earth be this,
To hear the Bridegroom's voice.
D-G
Oh,
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that I could
A
forever
D
sit
Like
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Mary, at the
D
Master's
A
feet;
Be this my
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happy
A
choice;
My
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only care,
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delight, and
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bliss,
My
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joy, my rest on
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earth be
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this,
Bm
To
Em
hear the
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Bridegroom's voice.
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Anaheim, CA, United States
Lord, we confess that we have a thirsty spirit but a stony heart! We know objectively that Your love is so great, so strong, so rich, and so deep, but we faint and fail to prove this love. We long to subjectively know this love in such a way that it be our only care, delight, bliss, joy, rest, and portion.
Port Of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
I love this hymn. The melody and words are so emotional and I praise the Lord for his Spirit to bless the writer.
Compton, Alaska, United States
Praise the Lord! This song gives me such joy!
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
A lovely hymn by Charles Wesley and a nice tune by Lowell describing the love of Jesus for us. Thank you.