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There's a wideness in God's mercy
like the wideness of the sea;
there's a kindness in
God's justice
which is more than liberty.
There's no place where human sorrows
are more deeply
felt than heav'n;
there's no place where human failings
have such kindly judgments giv'n.
For the love of God is
broader
than the measures of our mind;
and the
heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
But we make that love too narrow
by the limits of
our own;
and we magnify God's strictness
with a
zeal Love will not own.
There is grace enough for thousands
of new worlds as great as this;
there is room for fresh
creations
in that endless world of bliss.
If our
love were but more simple
we would trust the living
Word;
and our lives would fill with gladness
in
the joy of Christ our Lord.
Words by F.W. Faber, altered by Colin Gibson 1993
Music and revised text © Colin Gibson
1993
Permission is given to reproduce this material, with
acknowledgement,
for non-commercial use in a congregational or similar
setting.
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