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The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell.
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell.
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin.
Than tongue or pen can ever tell.
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell.
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin.
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
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When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call;
God’s love, so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call;
God’s love, so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
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Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
And were the skies of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
Words & Music © 1923, Ren. 1951 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188.
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
The love of God is my foundation.
Lobelville, TN, United States
This hymn portrays the love of God so beautifully and truly how vast it is!!! Thank You Jesus!!!
Gisborne, New Zealand
This is really incredible and so inspiring and up lifting, it could lift the heart and soul of a person in deep distress. Thank you.
Port Shepstone, Kzn, South Africa
oh love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong, it shall forevermore endure, the saints and angel's song. oh my God, what a song, I love it soooooooooooo much
Kampala, Uganda, Uganda
Beautiful song; timeless
Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Nigeria
I'll be trusting God to give the next stanza to this poem that expresses God's in an unimaginable way. God bless the writer.
London, United Kingdom
The love of God! So rich and pure. Heard Bill Gaither sing this recently on a YouTube clip and I was hooked. Started looking for the verses and here we are.
Awesome song testifying to an awesome God! Awesome truth!
Apple Valley, California, United States
I grew up in Pasadena and went to the same church that "Brother" Lehman attended. (Assembly of God) His daughter was one of my Sunday School teachers. This was in the '30 so Fred was well up in years but he and his wife sang this song as a duet and I shall never forget it. They put so much feeling into it.
Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana
Truly there is no such love than the love of God. I'm comforted by this song and give me hope and inner peace.
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
How measureless and strong the love of God.