God Is Love
John Bowring (1825) • English
Primary Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:3
Verse 1
God is love, His mercy brightens all the path in which we rove; bliss He wakes and woe He lightens: God is wisdom, God is love.
Verse 2
Chance and change are busy ever, man decays, and ages move; but His mercy waning never: God is wisdom, God is love.
Verse 3
Even the hour that darkest seeming, will His changeless goodness prove; from the mist His brightness streaming: God is wisdom, God is love.
Verse 4
He with earthly cares entwining hope and comfort from above; everywhere His glory shining: God is wisdom, God is love.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- 1-samuel 2:3
Reference 2
- job 28
Reference 3
- psalms 103:17
Reference 4
- psalms 107:1-2
Reference 5
- psalms 145
Reference 6
- proverbs 4:18
Reference 7
- john 14:16
Reference 8
- romans 8:28
Reference 9
- romans 11:33
Reference 10
- 2-corinthians 4:17