What was it, bless­èd God,
Led Thee to give Thy Son,
To yield Thy well-be­loved
For us by sin un­done?
’Twas love un­bound­ed led Thee thus
To give Thy well-beloved for us.

What led Thy Son, O God,
To leave Thy throne on high,
To shed His pre­cious blood,
To suf­fer and to die?
’Twas love, un­bound­ed love to us,
Led Him to die and suf­fer thus.

What moved Thee to im­part
Thy Spi­rit from above,
Therewith to fill our heart
With hea­ven­ly peace and love?
’Twas love, un­bound­ed love to us,
Moved Thee to give Thy Spi­rit thus.

What love to Thee we owe,
Our God, for all Thy grace!
Our hearts may well o’er­flow
In ev­er­last­ing praise:
Make us, O God, to praise Thee thus
For all Thy bound­less love to us.