O Love that pass­eth know­ledge,
O Love whose beams have shone
Through ev­er­last­ing ag­es,
From God’s eter­nal throne;
What pow­er Thy depths can fa­thom?
What tongue can speak Thy worth?
And yet Thou con­des­cend­eth
To dwell with men on earth.

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O Love, all loves ex­cell­ing;
Unnumbered hosts are tell­ing
In yon­der bliss­ful dwell­ing,
What Thou for them hast done.

O Love that our re­demp­tion
Made per­fect through the blood
Of Him whose life was of­fered,
To bring us near to God;
O Love that now ex­tend­eth
A par­don full and free,
And bends with eyes of pi­ty
On sin­ners such as we.

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We give our heart’s de­vo­tion,
And grate­ful thanks we bring,
And lift our hearts and voic­es,
To praise our Lord and King;
O Love! all thought sur­pass­ing;
What will our rap­ture be,
When safe, be­yond the ri­ver,
Our souls are lost in Thee?

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