Hymn
God Is Love
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.
Time and change are busy ever;
Man decays, and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:
God is Wisdom, God is Love.
E'en the hour that darkest seemeth
Will His changeless goodness prove;
From the gloom His brightness streameth:
God is Wisdom, God is Love.
He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere His glory shineth:
God is Wisdom, God is Love.
Amen.
God Is Love — Text from Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/god-is-love
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote God Is Love?
The words of God Is Love were written by John Bowring; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 4 more hymns by John Bowring, including Watchman, Tell Us of the Night and The Great Teacher.
Is God Is Love public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, published in 1917. 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 God Is Love?
God Is Love is in 8.7.8.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Tarry With Me, Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer and May the Grace of Christ Our Savior.