Scripture Verse

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Psalm 34:8

Introduction

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Bentley Ackley
(1872–1958)

Words: Eb­en E. Rex­ford, 1910.

Music: Bent­ley D. Ack­ley (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Eben E. Rexford (1848–1916)

Lyrics

Ye who wander, of sin grown wea­ry,
Lonely and far from the safe home-fold,
Come and learn what the love of Christ is,
Love whose glad­ness can ne’er be told.

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O, how you’ll love Him when you know Him!
Know the Christ who died to set you free;
On Calv’ry’s cross His heart was brok­en,
Broken there for you, for me!

Come, and com­ing, find peace and par­don
Waiting for you at the place of pray­er;
Kneel and ask for a soul for­giv­en,
Christ is yearn­ing to meet you there.

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You should know of this love so ten­der,
Love that is stead­fast, and deep, and true;
Come and share in its sweet­ness with me,
Come, and find that my Christ loves you.

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Come, and find that you can­not fa­thom
Love like Christ’s till you taste and see;
Height and depths of the love of Je­sus
No man knows till it sets Him free.

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