Hymn 114 · God the Father

There’s a Wideness

Words: Frederick W. Faber

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1

There’s a wideness, in God’s mercy,
like the wideness of the sea;
There is mercy, with the Savior,
Which is more than liberty.

2

There is welcome, for the sinner,
and more graces for the good;
There is mercy, with the Savior,
There is healing in His blood.

3

For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man’s mind.
And the heart of the Eternal,
is most wonderfully kind.

4

If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine,
In the sweetness of our Lord.

Tune: WELLESLEY · Meter: 8.7.8.7

Hymn numbers follow the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985). Words are shown only for hymns in the public domain or used with permission.