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Behold, what love, that God should give

Ernest Edwin Ryden (1924) • English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 64:4

Verse 1

Behold what love, that God should give To us His only Son, That all who trust in Him should live While endless ages run.

Verse 2

Behold what love, that God should call The sons of men His own, Joint heirs with Christ, the Lord of all, To an eternal throne!

Verse 3

Behold what things He hath prepared For those who love Him here; No eye hath seen, no ear hath shared The glories of that sphere.

Verse 4

Thy love, O God, transcends all thought, How faint and weak is mine! Help me to love Thee as I ought, O give me love like Thine!

Verse 5

Amen.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • isaiah 64:4

Reference 2

  • romans 8:14-17

Reference 3

  • 1-corinthians 2:9

Reference 4

  • 1-john 3:1-9