Scripture Verse

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren (1867–1951)

Words: George P. Keel­ing, in Songs of the Ev­en­ing Light, ed­it­ed by Bar­ney War­ren & An­drew L. By­ers (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet Com­pa­ny, 1897), num­ber 19.

Music: Bar­ney E. War­ren, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Keel­ing (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The love of God flows deep and wide
Thro’ Christ who bled for us and died;
Its widening stretch we cannot see,
It reaches far beyond the sea.

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Oh love, oh, love, oh, love of God so free;
He proved His love for you and me
Upon dark Cal­va­ry.

Tho’ men have gone in sin so deep
That hell would blush and angels weep,
Yet, God so loved each guilty one
He gave for them His only Son.

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The heart that is so hard in sin
That this great love can ne­ver win,
Is truly fit for nothing less
Than endless hell and wretchedness.

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But tho’ your sins be black and deep,
And awful darkness ’round you creep,
Yet, God so loves your guilty soul,
He’ll save you from all hell’s control.

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