Hymn
Christ's Dying Love
How condescending and how kind
Was God's eternal Son!
Our misery reached his heavenly mind,
And pity brought him down.
He sunk beneath our heavy woes,
To raise us to his throne;
There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows,
But costs his heart a groan.
This was compassion, like a God,
That when the Saviour knew
The price of pardon was his blood,
His pity ne'er withdrew.
Now, though he reigns exalted high,
His love is still as great;
Well he remembers Calvary,
Nor let his saints forget.
Christ's Dying Love — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christs-dying-love
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ's Dying Love?
The words of Christ's Dying Love were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Resurrection of Christ and I'm Not Ashamed to Own the Lord.
Is Christ's Dying Love public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1888. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ's Dying Love?
Christ's Dying Love is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Thanks for Private Deliverance, All Scripture Precious and Invitation to the Gospel Feast.