Scripture Verse

The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. Ephesians 3:19

Introduction

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Theodore E. Perkins
(1831–1912)

Words: Will­iam E. Lit­tle­wood, A Gar­land from the Pa­ra­bles 1857.

Music: Theo­dore E. Per­kins, har­mo­ny by H. El­li­ot But­ton (1861–1925) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

There is no love like the love of Je­sus,
Never to fade or fall,
Till in­to the fold of the peace of God
He has ga­thered us all.

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Jesus’ love! pre­cious love!
Boundless and pure and free!
Oh, turn to that love, weary, wan­d’ring soul!
Jesus plead­eth for thee.

There is no eye like the eye of Je­sus,
Piercing so far away;
Ne’er out of the sight of its ten­der light
Can the wan­der­er stray.

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There is no voice like the voice of Je­sus,
Tender and sweet its chime—
Like mu­sic­al ring of a flow­ing spring
In the bright sum­mer time.

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There is no heart like the heart of Je­sus,
Filled with a ten­der love;
No throb nor throe that our hearts can know,
But He feels it above.

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Oh, let us hark to the voice of Je­sus,
Then we shall ne­ver roam;
And we shall rest on His lov­ing breast,
In the dear hea­ven­ly home.

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