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SDA Hymnal 114

There's a Wideness

Words: Frederick W. FaberMusic: Lizzie S. TourjéeTune: Wellesley87.87

1There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.

2There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.

3For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

4If 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.

Words: Frederick W. Faber
Music: Lizzie S. Tourjée
Tune: Wellesley
Meter: 87.87
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7; 1 John 4:16

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints 87.87
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 49% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

There's a wideness in God's mercy,/˘/˘˘//˘8A

Like the wideness of the sea;/˘/˘˘˘/7B

There's a kindness in His justice,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

Which is more than liberty.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

There is welcome for the sinner,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

And more graces for the good;˘//˘˘˘/7B

There is mercy with the Savior;/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

There is healing in His blood./˘/˘˘˘/7D

Verse 3

For the love of God is broader˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Than the measure of man's mind;˘˘/˘˘//7B

And the heart of the Eternal˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

Is most wonderfully kind.˘//˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

If our love were but more simple,˘/˘/˘˘//˘9A

We should take Him at His word;˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

And our lives would be all sunshine˘/˘/˘˘///9C

In the sweetness of our Lord.˘˘/˘˘/˘/8D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.