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GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD

Scripture Verse

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in On Joy­ful Wing, by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1886).

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 ).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

God loved the world so ten­der­ly
His on­ly Son He gave,
That all who on His name be­lieve
Its won­drous pow­er will save.

Refrain

For God so loved the world
That He gave His on­ly Son,
That who­so­ev­er be­liev­eth in Him
Should not per­ish, should not per­ish;
That who­so­ev­er be­liev­eth in Him
Should not per­ish, but have ev­er­last­ing life.

Oh, love that on­ly God can feel,
And on­ly He can show!
Its height and depth,
Its length and breadth
Nor Heav’n nor earth can know!

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Why per­ish, then, ye ran­somed ones?
Why slight the gra­cious call?
Why turn from Him whose words pro­claim
Eternal life to all?

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O Sav­ior, melt these hearts of ours,
And teach us to be­lieve
That who­so­ev­er comes to Thee
Shall end­less life re­ceive.

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