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The Love Of God

Time - 3/4

Verse 1

Could we with

ink the ocean

fill,

And were the

skies of parchment

made,

Were every

C/E

stalk on earth a

quill,

And every

man a scribe by

trade,

To write the

love of God a

bove,

Would drain the

ocean

dry.

Nor could the

scroll contain the

whole,

Though stretched from

sky to

sky.

Refrain

O love of

God, how rich and

pure!

How measure

less and

strong!

It shall for

evermore en

dure

The saints' and

angels'

song.

Verse 2

The love of

God is greater

far

Than tongue or

pen can ever

tell;

It goes be

yond 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 recon

ciled,

And pardoned

from his

sin.

Verse 3

When years of

time shall pass a

way,

And earthly

thrones and kingdoms

fall,

When men, who

C/E

here refuse to

pray,

On rocks and

hills and mountains

call,

God's love so

sure, shall still en

dure,

All measure

less and

strong;

Redeeming

grace to Adam's

race—

The saints' and

angels'

song.

Special note:

The original song was an adaptation from a Jewish poem, which formed the words in verse 3.

The chorus and the traditional verses 1 and 2 were added later.

This version is arranged starting with the original verse first, and the chords rendered more optimally on a guitar.

{title: The Love of God}
{key: C}

{c: Verse 1}
Could we with [C]ink the ocean [G]fill,
And were the [Dm]skies of parchment [C]made,
Were every [C/E]stalk on earth a [G]quill,
And every [Dm]man a scribe by [C]trade,
To write the [F]love of God a[C]bove,
Would drain the [G]ocean [C]dry.
Nor could the [F]scroll contain the [C]whole,
Though stretched from [G]sky to [C]sky.

{c: Refrain}
{soc}
O love of [F]God, how rich and [C]pure!
How measure[G]less and [C]strong!
It shall for[F]evermore en[C]dure
The saints' and [G]angels' [C]song.
{eoc}

{c: Verse 2}
The love of [C]God is greater [G]far
Than tongue or [Dm]pen can ever [C]tell;
It goes be[C]yond the highest [G]star,
And reaches [Dm]to the lowest [C]hell;
The guilty [F]pair, bowed down with [C]care,
God gave His [G]Son to [C]win;
His erring [F]child He recon[C]ciled,
And pardoned [G]from his [C]sin.

{c: Verse 3}
When years of [C]time shall pass a[G]way,
And earthly [Dm]thrones and kingdoms [C]fall,
When men, who [C/E]here refuse to [G]pray,
On rocks and [Dm]hills and mountains [C]call,
God's love so [F]sure, shall still en[C]dure,
All measure[G]less and [C]strong;
Redeeming [F]grace to Adam's [C]race—
The saints' and [G]angels' [C]song.

{c: Special note:}
The original song was an adaptation from a Jewish poem, which formed the words in verse 3.  
The chorus and the traditional verses 1 and 2 were added later.  
This version is arranged starting with the original verse first, and the chords rendered more optimally on a guitar.

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.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song.

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.

When years of 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.

The original song was an adaptation from a Jewish poem, which formed the words in verse 3.
The chorus and the traditional verses 1 and 2 were added later.
This version is arranged starting with the original verse first, and the chords rendered more optimally on a guitar.

"The Love Of God"
Words by Frederick Martin Lehman. Music by Frederick Martin Lehman, Claudia Faustina Lehman Mays.
Public Domain
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