Scripture Verse

God is love. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

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James Rowe (1865–1933)

Words: James Rowe, With Ban­ner and Song (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Hope Pub­lish­ing, 1906).

Music: Ira B. Wil­son (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira B. Wilson (1880–1950)

Lyrics

Songbirds in the wood­lands sing it,
Flowers breathe it in the grove,
Bells in tow­er and stee­ple ring it—
God is good­ness, God is love.

Refrain

Lift your voic­es, hap­py, hap­py voic­es,
And the sun­ny hours of life im­prove;
Praise Him for His count­less bless­ings—
God is good­ness, God is love.

Smiling plains and vales dis­play it,
Breezes tell it as they rove,
Rivers, rills, and brook­lets say it—
God is good­ness, God is love.

Refrain

Lakes and seas with joy re­veal it,
Suns pro­claim it from above,
In our hearts to­day we feel it—
God is good­ness, God is love.

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