174		LM
	O LOVE of God, how strong and true!    Eternal and yet ever new; Uncomprehended and unbought, Beyond all knowledge and all thought.
2	O Love of God, how deep and great! Far deeper than man’s deepest hate; Self-fed, self-kindled like the light, Changeless, eternal, infinite.
3	We read Thee in the flowers, the trees, The freshness of the fragrant breeze, The songs of birds upon the wing, The joy of summer and of spring.
4	We read Thee best in Him Who came To bear for us the cross of shame, Sent by the Father from on high, Our life to live, our death to die.
5	We read Thy power to bless and save E’en in the darkness of the grave; Still more in resurrection light, We read the fulness of Thy might.
6	O Love of God, our shield and stay Through all the perils of our way; Eternal Love, in Thee we rest, For ever safe, for ever blest!
	Horatius Bonar, 1808-89