Scripture Verse

That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. Ephesians 3:17–19

Introduction

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Franz J. Haydn (1732–1809)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems (Bris­tol, Eng­land: Fe­lix Far­ley, 1742), pag­es 24–25.

Music: Brown­well Franz J. Hay­dn (1732–1809) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

What shall I do my God to love,
My Sav­ior, and the world’s to praise?
Whose bow­els of com­pass­ion move
To me, and all the fall­en race;
Whose mer­cy is di­vine­ly free
For all the fall­en race, and me.

I long to know, and to make known
The height and depth of love di­vine,
The kind­ness Thou to me hast shown,
Whose ev­ery sin was count­ed Thine:
My God for me re­signed His breath,
He died, to save my soul from death.

All souls are Thine: and Thou for all
The ran­som of Thy life hast given,
To raise the sin­ner from His fall,
And bring him back to God and Hea­ven;
Thou all the world hast died to save,
And all may Thy sal­va­tion have.

How shall I thank Thee for the grace,
On me, and all man­kind bestowed!
O that my ev­ery breath were praise,
O that my heart were filled with God!
My heart would then with love o’er­flow,
And all my life Thy glo­ry show.

See me, O Lord, athirst and faint,
Me wea­ry of for­bear­ing see,
And let me feel Thy love’s con­straint,
And free­ly give up all for Thee.
True in the fie­ry tri­al prove,
And pay Thee back Thy dy­ing love.