85. O Lord, Thy Love's Unbounded

7,6.
by J.G. Deck
1
O Lord, Thy love’s unbounded!
 
So full, so vast, so free!
 
Our thoughts are all confounded
 
Whene’er we think of Thee:
 
For us Thou cam’st from heaven,
 
For us to bleed and die,
 
That, purchased and forgiven,
 
We might ascend on high.
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height. And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” (Ephesians 3:17-19)
“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” (John 6:38)
“I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.” (John 16:28)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)
“Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” (Ephesians 1:14)
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But oh! the hope of being
 
Forever with the Lord,
 
The joyful hope of seeing
 
That face for us so marred!
 
It fills our heart with comfort,
 
It fills our lips with praise,
 
So that amidst our sorrow
 
A joyful song we raise.
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17-18)
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O Lamb of God, we thank Thee,
 
We bless Thy holy name;
 
Thy love once made Thee willing
 
To bear our sin and shame.
 
And now Thy love is waiting
 
Thy saints like Thee to raise;
 
Firstborn of many brethren,
 
To Thee be all the praise.
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:29)
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