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
There's not in man so foul a stain
Can turn God's love away
Nor soul so lost but that the cost
God's love would gladly pay
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
Where should I seek a clearer sign
When I may read the love of God
In each dark streak each graven line
Inscribed in Jesus' flesh and blood
My soul has heard no better word
Than what each wound there tells
I've found more hope in one red drop
Than in all comforts else
When once I walked the guilty path
Alive to sin to goodness dead
Deserving naught of God but wrath
He sent his only Son instead
What cause had he this slave to free
By giving up his Son
God's love it was no other cause
Nor other hope I own
Why in despair then should I sink
My life despise ungratefully
What folly this when I but think
That Jesus died for me for me
Though slanders yet my soul beset
With these let Christ contend
The wretch's plea and comfort he
The sinner's surest friend
First half of Verse 1 by Frederich Lehman (1868-1953), public domain; Verse 2 Anonymous; remaining lyrics and music by Joseph Mathias.
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Oh thank you Lord for the gift of music and the talents to create melody on every praise our limited mind can think of. Thank you brother for making use of your giftedness to bless others. Very nice and much appreciated.
Very worshipful song. Easy to understand the words and follow. Great job brother.