Deep Love

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 13 Sep 2015
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[Continuing the idea of one of my old hymns on Sundays:]

Amazing, awesome, wonderful
is God’s unspotted love.
Its span we cannot fathom,
its greatness far above
mere human understanding –
a love that’s not concealed,
for he has demonstrated
his love intense, revealed.

Amazing, awesome, wonderful -
the love that God has shown.
He showed his love by sending
his one and only Son;
and to our world he sent him, –
a world at enmity,
so hostile to its Maker,
and love and purity.

And we should love each other,
and show our love, reveal
in word and deed unselfish,
the love the ransomed feel.
Love brethren – saints imperfect –
though in this hostile world,
upon those who are loving,
scorn, insults may be hurled.

True love can reach an enemy,
can touch a heart like stone,
can melt its opposition,
for few such love have known.
A rebel’s heart may soften
to listen to God’s Word
when shown concern and kindness
by him from whom its heard.

Amazing, awesome, wonderful –
the love that we should show
if God lives in us, loving,
and Jesus Christ we know,
reborn and recreated to
righteousness and love,
by loving people showing
we love our God above.

'This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. …
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.'  1 John 4: 9,11

Tune: 76 76 D  eg Rhyddid or Tyrolese (arr John Stainer)

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Many of my hymns/Christian songs began life as synopses/based on helpful preaching listened to opening up the meaning of the text of scripture, and encouraging thought about its application to living.

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Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hello there, Rhiannon.  I was truly looking forward to reading your weekly contribution to us, and I most certainly was not disappointed.

An inspiring, and thought-provoking hymn, especially, for me at least, the penultimate stanza.  An important message that needs to resound, loud and clear, throughout this world of ours, and that many of us would do well to heed.

Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks for your comment, Tina. warm regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

This was a good Sunday for hearing about how important it is to show kindness and concern and love. I think the Germans have put Britain to shame - with their open door and open hearted policies towards the refugees.

Jean

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I guess for most of us the challenges come personally, how to be gracious to that awkward neighbour, or family member, or workmate, or when others need the services we desire, and to try to be kind unobtusively, even as we have received so much from God and others.
Rhiannon

 

Submitted by rayjones on

A sermon in a song the best kind, though we can't paint a picture of God, since he has already painted it red on the cross, wonderful poem   

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks again, Ray. Glad you found is so. Rhiannon