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There's a Wideness

Verse 1

Verse 1

Verse 1

There's a wideness, in God's mercy,

like the wideness of the sea;

There is mercy, with the Savior,

Which is more than liberty.

Verse 2

Verse 2

Verse 2

There is welcome, for the sinner,

and more graces for the good;

There is mercy, with the Savior,

There is healing in His blood.

Verse 3

Verse 3

Verse 3

For the love of God is broader

Than the measure of man's mind.

And the heart of the Eternal,

is most wonderfully kind.

Verse 4

Verse 4

Verse 4

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.