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THE LOVE THAT GAVE JESUS TO DIE

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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Daniel Whittle (1840–1901)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 5, by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York; Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio and Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main and John Church, 1887), num­ber 45. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El Na­than, one of Whit­tle’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 ).

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James McGranahan
(1840–1907)
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Lyrics

Let us sing of the love of the Lord,
As now to the cross we draw nigh;
Let us sing to the praise
Of the God of all grace,
For the love that gave Je­sus to die.

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O the love that gave Je­sus to die,
The love that gave Je­sus to die;
Praise God, it is mine,
This love so di­vine,
The love that gave Je­sus to die.

O how great was the love that was shown
To us—we can nev­er tell why—
Not to an­gels, but men;
Let us praise Him again
For the love that gave Je­sus to die.

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Now this love un­to all God com­mends,
Not one would His mer­cy pass by;
Whosoever shall call,
There is par­don for all
In the love that gave Je­sus to die.

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Who is He that can se­pa­rate those
Whom God doth in love jus­ti­fy;
Whatsoever we need,
He in­cludes in the deed,
In the love that gave Je­sus to die.

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