Scripture Verse

God is love. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: John S. B. Mon­sell, Spir­it­ual Songs 1857.

Music: Blair­gow­rie John B. Dykes, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

  • Carleton A. Dicks, in The Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dist Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by George Booth (Lon­don: Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dist Pub­lish­ing House, 1889), num­ber 899 (🔊 pdf nwc)
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John Monsell (1811–1875)

Lyrics

O love divine and gold­en,
Mysterious depth and height,
To Thee the world be­hold­en,
Looks up for life and light;
O love di­vine and gen­tle,
The bless­er and the blest,
Beneath Thy care pa­rent­al
The world lies down in rest.

O love di­vine and ten­der,
That through our homes dost move,
Veiled in the soft­ened splen­dor
O ho­ly house­hold love,
A throne with­out Thy bless­ing
Were la­bor with­out rest,
And cot­tages pos­sess­ing
Thy bless­ed­ness are blest.

God bless these hands un­it­ed;
God bless these hearts made one!
Unsevered and un­blight­ed
May they through life go on,
Here in earth’s home pre­par­ing
For the bright home above,
And there for­ev­er shar­ing
Its joy where God is love.