Scripture Verse

The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. Ephesians 3:19

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Songs of Tri­umph, ed­it­ed by John S. Ins­kip (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Na­tion­al Pub­li­ca­tion As­so­cia­tion for Pro­mo­tion of Ho­li­ness, 1885).

Music: Kirk­pat­rick Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

O sing the pow­er of love di­vine,
The pre­cious love of Je­sus,
That bids the light in dark­ness shine,
And wins the lost to Je­sus.

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O pre­cious, pure, un­chang­ing love,
The bound­less love of Je­sus;
It binds our heart in un­ion sweet,
And makes us one in Je­sus.

’Tis love that con­quers ev­ery fear,
The pre­cious love of Je­sus,
And now by faith has brought us near
The bleed­ing side of Je­sus.

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’Tis love that fills the joy­ful heart,
And draws it up to Je­sus,
Where nei­ther life nor death can part
The sac­red bonds of Je­sus.

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When faith and hope have ceased to shine,
And we are safe with Je­sus,
We’ll praise the pow­er of love di­vine
That brought us home to Je­sus.

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