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FOUNT OF EVERLASTING LOVE

Scripture Verse

I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

Introduction

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Ray Palmer (1808–1887)

Words: Ray Pal­mer, in Spir­it­ual Songs for So­cial Wor­ship, ed­it­ed by Tho­mas Hast­ings & Lowe­ll Ma­son (Uti­ca, New York: 1831).

Music: Ho­mer, ano­ny­mous, in Psalms and Hymns and Spir­it­ual Songs, ed­it­ed by Charles S. Ro­bin­son (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1875), page 425 (🔊 ).

Alternate Tunes:

  • Gott sei Dank Jo­hann A. Frey­ling­hau­sen, 1704 (🔊 )
  • Whitman ano­ny­mous, in The Sac­red Lyre, ed­it­ed by Jo­na­than Ald­rich (Bos­ton Mas­sa­chu­setts: And­rew F. Graves, 1858), page 141 (🔊 )

Lyrics

Fount of ev­er­last­ing love!
Rich Thy streams of mer­cy are,
Flowing pure­ly from ab­ove,
Beauty marks their course afar.

Lo! Thy Church, Thy gar­den, now
Blooms be­neath the heav­en­ly show­er
Sinners feel, and melt, and bow:
Mild, yet migh­ty, is Thy pow­er.

God of grace, be­fore Thy throne
Here our warm­est thanks we bring;
Thine the glo­ry, Thine alone;
Loudest praise to Thee we bring.

Hear, O hear our grate­ful song;
Let Thy Spir­it still des­cend;
Roll the tide of grace along,
Widening, deep­en­ing to the end.