My Best Loved Hymn

[tinytherese]

I met someone whose favorite song at Mass is Lord of the Dance since it is always sung whenever a relative of his dies.

[bernadette d]

[b]I particularly love verses 6, 8 and 11 [/b]



[size=5][b] There's a Wideness in God's Mercy[/b][/size]

1. There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.

2. There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in Heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.

3. There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Saviour;
There is healing in His blood.

4. There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.

5. For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

6. There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

7. 'Tis not all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.

8. If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.

9. Souls of men! why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?

10. It is God: His love looks mighty,
But is mightier than it seems;
'Tis our Father: and His fondness
Goes far out beyond our dreams.

11. But we make His love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify His strictness
With a zeal He will not own.

12. Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather at His feet?

[left][b]Lyrics:[/b] [url="http://www.scriptureandmusic.com/Biographies/Faber__Frederick_William.pdf"]Frederick William Faber[/url]
[b]Music:[/b] Lizzie Shove Tourjée[/left]
[left][b]Tune:[/b] WELLESLY
[b]Meter:[/b] 8.7.8.7.[/left]

Edited February 5, 2012 by bernadette d

[bernadette d]

http://youtu.be/hnXvO2S6ktU

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='tinytherese' timestamp='1328427429' post='2381373']
I met someone whose favorite song at Mass is Lord of the Dance since it is always sung whenever a relative of his dies.
[/quote]

He must not have liked his family much.

[Selah]

Jesus Christ is waiting,
Waiting in the streets;
No one is his neighbour,
All alone he eats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I am lonely too.
Make me, friend or stranger,
Fit to wait on you

Jesus Christ is raging,
Raging in the streets,
Where injustice spirals
And real hope retreats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I am angry too.
In the Kingdom’s causes
Let me rage with you.

Jesus Christ is healing,
Healing in the streets;
Curing those who suffer,
Touching those he greets.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I have pity too.
Let my care be active,
Healing just like you.

Jesus Christ is dancing,
Dancing in the streets,
Where each sign of hatred
He, with love, defeats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I should triumph too.
On suspicion’s graveyard
Let me dance with you.

Jesus Christ is calling,
Calling in the streets,
”Who will join my journey?
I will guide their feet.”
Listen, Lord Jesus,
Let my fears be few.
Walk one step before me;
I will follow you.

[Nihil Obstat]

I think this would make a perfect Communion hymn.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6am8V5KNJ4A[/media]

[cmotherofpirl]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlelYprF2M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlelYprF2M[/url]

[bernadette d]

http://youtu.be/SgotyNJioGs