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GOD IS LOVE, BY HIM UPHOLDEN

Scripture Verse

God is love. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

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John Monsell (1811–1875)

Words: John S. B. Mon­sell, Spir­it­ual Songs 1856. The first line was orig­in­al­ly God is love, the an­them ol­den. Mon­sell re­vised it to up­hol­den dur­ing his last ill­ness.

Music: Co­ro­nae Will­iam H. Monk, 1871 (🔊 ).

Alternate Tune:

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William Monk (1823–1889)

Lyrics

God is love, by Him up­hold­en,
Hang the glo­ri­ous orbs of light,
In their lang­uage, glad and gold­en,
Speaking to us day and night
Their great sto­ry,
God is love, and God is light.

Through that pre­cious love He sought us
Wandering from His ho­ly ways;
With that pre­cious life He bought us;
Then let all our fu­ture days
Tell this sto­ry,
Love is life, our lives be praise.

Gladsome is the theme and glo­ri­ous,
Praise to Christ our gra­cious Head;
Christ, the ris­en Christ, vic­tor­ious,
Earth and hell hath cap­tive led.
Welcome sto­ry!
Love lives on, and death is dead.

Up to Him let each af­fect­ion
Daily rise and round Him move,
Our whole lives one re­sur­rect­ion
To the life of life ab­ove;
Their glad sto­ry,
God is life, and God is love.