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O love divine, how sweet thou art!
When shall I find my willing heart
All taken up by thee?
I thirst, I faint, I die to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.
Stronger His love than death or hell;
Its reaches are unsearchable;
The first born sons of light
Desire in vain its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery
The length, and breadth, and height.
God only knows the love of God;
O that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart!
For love I sigh, for love I pine;
This only portion, Lord, be mine,
Be mine this better part.
O that I could forever sit
With Mary at the Master’s feet;
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my heaven on earth, be this
To hear the Bridegroom’s voice.
O that, with humbled Peter, I
Could weep, believe, and thrice reply,
My faithfulness to prove.
Thou knowest, (for all to Thee is known,
Thou knowest, O Lord, and Thou alone,
Thou knowest that Thee I love.
O that I could, with favored John,
Recline my weary head upon
The dear Redeemer’s breast!
From care, and sin, and sorrow free,
Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee
My everlasting rest.
Thy only love do I require,
Nothing on earth beneath desire,
Nothing in heaven above;
Let earth, and heaven, and all things go,
Give me Thy only love to know,
Give me only Thy love.
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O love divine, how sweet thou art!
When shall I find my longing heart
All taken up by thee?
O may I pant and thirst to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.
Stronger His love than death or hell;
No mortal can its riches tell,
Nor first born sons of light
In vain they long its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery
The length, the breadth, the height.
God only knows the love of God;
O that it more were shed abroad
In this poor longing heart!
For love I sigh, for love I pine;
This only portion, Lord, be mine,
Be mine this better part.
O that I may forever sit
Like Mary at the Master’s feet;
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, my only bliss,
My joy, my heaven on earth, be this
To hear the Bridegroom’s voice.
O that I could forever sit
In transport at the Saviour’s feet;
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my heaven on earth, be this
To hear the Saviour’s voice.
O that I may like favoured John,
Recline my wearied head upon
My Saviour’s loving breast!
From care, and sin, and sorrow free,
Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee
My everlasting rest.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1889 | # 147 | | 1965 | # 531 | | 1962 | # 772 | | 1981 | # 203 | | 2000 | # 621 | | 2000 | # 541 | | 1996 | # 62 | | 1899 | # 356 | | 1874 | # 199 | | 1904 | # 497 | | 1983 | # 124 | | 1950 | # 195 | | 1922 | # 195 | | 1964 | # 423 | | 1954 | # 434 | | | # 553 | | 1908 | # 582 | | 1917 | # 495 | | 1903 | # 195 | | 1986 | # 424 | | 1866 | # 703 |
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PEMBROKE
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8 8 6 8 8 6
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 772 | F | | # 413 | F | | # 385 | F | | # 282 | F | | # 51 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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meter
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| 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 |
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