Scripture Verse

How wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17–18

Introduction

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S. Trevor Francis (1834–1925)

Words: S. Tre­vor Fran­cis, 1875.

Music: Eb­e­ne­zer Tho­mas J. Will­iams, in Llaw lyfr Mo­li­ant, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Thomas J. Williams (1869–1944)
Courtesy of Nigel Williams

Lyrics

O the deep, deep love of Je­sus, vast, un­mea­sured, bound­less, free!
Rolling as a migh­ty ocean in its full­ness ov­er me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the cur­rent of Thy love
Leading on­ward, lead­ing home­ward to Thy glo­ri­ous rest above!

O the deep, deep love of Je­sus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He lov­eth, ev­er lov­eth, chang­eth ne­ver, ne­ver­more!
How He watch­es o’er His loved ones, died to call them all His own;
How for them He in­ter­ced­eth, watch­eth o’er them from the throne!

O the deep, deep love of Je­sus, love of ev­ery love the best!
’Tis an ocean full of bless­ing, ’tis a ha­ven giv­ing rest!
O the deep, deep love of Je­sus, ’tis a hea­ven of hea­vens to me;
And it lifts me up to glo­ry, for it lifts me up to Thee!