Come, ye that know and fear the Lord, And raise your souls above; Let every heart and voice accord To sing that--God is love.
2 This precious truth his word declares, And all his mercies prove; While Christ, th' atoning Lamb, appears, To show that--God is love.
3 Behold his loving-kindness waits For those who from him rove, And calls for mercy reach their hearts, To teach them--God is love.
4 O! may we all, while here below, This best of blessings prove; Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, Shall shout that--God is love.
God! my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up When sinking in despair.
2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through this dark wilderness; Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face.
3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me; And while this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee.
4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint.
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand; Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open thou the crystal fountain Whence the healing waters flow; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through; Strong Deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid the swelling stream divide; Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side! Songs of praises I will ever give to thee.
God is love; his mercy brightens All the path in which we move! Bliss he grants, and woe he lightens; God is light, and God is love.
2 Chance and change are busy ever; Worlds decay and ages move; But his mercy waneth never; God is light, and God is love.
3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth, His unchanging goodness proves; From the cloud his brightness streameth; God is light, and God is love.
4 He our earthly cares entwineth With his comforts from above; Everywhere his glory shineth; God is light, and God is love.
When Jordan hushed his waters still, And silence slept on Zion's hill, When Bethlehem's shepherds, thro' the night, Watched o'er their flocks by starry light--