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There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.
There is no place
where earth’s sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place
where earth’s failings
Have such kindly judgment given.
There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.
There is grace enough
for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.
’Tis not all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.
If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.
Souls of men! why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?
It is God: His love looks mighty,
But is mightier than it seems;
’Tis our Father: and His fondness
Goes far out beyond our dreams.
But we make His love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify His strictness
With a zeal He will not own.
Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather at His feet?
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7
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Dates:
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1854
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 1:50;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1962 | # 419 | | 1956 | # 48 | | 2000 | # 9 | | 1920 | # 298 | | 1998 | # 606 | | 2000 | # 598 | | 2000 | # 683 | | 1983 | # 230 | | | # 68 | | 2000 | # 662 | | 1996 | # 501 | | 1990 | # 298 | | 1999 | # 188 | | 1925 | # 375 | | 1931 | # 666 | | 1906 | # 499 | | 1971 | # 76 | | 1916 | # 240 | | 1940 | # 304 | | 1986 | # 461 | | 1999 | # 136 | | 1989 | # 121 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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IN BABILONE
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 D
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Dates:
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1906
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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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| # 270 | No key | | # 647 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 |
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