God is love; his mercy brightens
God is love; his mercy brightens
all the path in which we rove;
bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens:
God is wisdom, God is love.
Chance and change are busy ever;
man decays and ages move;
but his mercy waneth never:
God is wisdom, God is love.
E'en the hour that darkest seemeth
will his changeless goodness prove;
from the mist his brightness streameth:
God is wisdom, God is love.
He with earthly cares entwineth
hope and comfort from above;
everywhere his glory shineth:
God is wisdom, God is love.
Words: John Bowring, 1825
Music: Sussex, Marching, Slingsby
Meter: 87 87
Website compiled by
Steve Benner
, 2000-2003.
