Hymn

Love Which Passeth Knowledge

St. Bernard of Clairvaux ; Anton Wilhelm Böhm

Metre 8.8.8.8.

Of Him Who did salvation bring,

I’m at the fountain drinking,

I could forever think and sing,

I’m on my journey home.

Glory to God, I’m at the fountain drinking,

Glory to God, I’m on my journey home.

Ask but His grace, and lo! ’tis giv’n,

I’m at the fountain drinking,

Ask, and He turns your hell to heav’n,

I’m on my journey home.

Glory to God, I’m at the fountain drinking,

Glory to God, I’m on my journey home.

Tho’ sin and sorrow wound my soul,

I’m at the fountain drinking,

Jesus, Thy balm will make me whole,

I’m on my journey home.

Glory to God, I’m at the fountain drinking,

Glory to God, I’m on my journey home.

Where’er I am, where’er I move,

I’m at the fountain drinking,

I meet the object of my love,

I’m on my journey home.

Glory to God, I’m at the fountain drinking,

Glory to God, I’m on my journey home.

Insatiate to this Spring I fly,

I’m at the fountain drinking,

I drink, and yet am ever dry,

I’m on my journey home.

Glory to God, I’m at the fountain drinking,

Glory to God, I’m on my journey home.

Love Which Passeth Knowledge — Text from Hymns of the Kingdom, 1905. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/love-which-passeth-knowledge

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Love Which Passeth Knowledge?

The words of Love Which Passeth Knowledge are credited to St. Bernard of Clairvaux and Anton Wilhelm Böhm; the version here was published in 1905. The library holds 2 more hymns by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, including Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee and O sacred head now wounded.

Is Love Which Passeth Knowledge public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from Hymns of the Kingdom, published in 1905. 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 Love Which Passeth Knowledge?

Love Which Passeth Knowledge is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Give to Our God Immortal Praise and Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath.