Hymn
Pardoning Love
How oft, alas! this wretched heart
Has wandered from the Lord,
How oft my roving thoughts depart,
Forgetful of His word.
Yet sovereign mercy calls, "Return;"
Dear Lord, and may I come?
My vile ingratitude I mourn;
O take the wanderer home.
And canst Thou, wilt Thou yet forgive,
And bid my crimes remove?
And shall a pardoned rebel live
To speak Thy wondrous love?
Almighty grace, thy healing power,
How glorious, how Divine!
That can to bliss and life restore
So vile a heart as mine.
Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet,
Dear Saviour, I adore;
O keep me at Thy sacred feet
And let me rove no more.
Amen.
Pardoning Love — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/pardoning-love
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Pardoning Love?
The words of Pardoning Love were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including The Worship of Heaven and Life of the Soul.
Is Pardoning Love public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1895. 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 Pardoning Love?
Pardoning Love is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee, Thanksgiving for God's Particular Providence and All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord.