“God Is Love, His Mercy Brightens”
By John Bowring, 1825
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.
Chance 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 mist 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.
How can I find the tune that John Bowring’s hymn “God is Love” was set to, please?
This might help: http://nethymnal.org/htm/g/i/gisloveh.htm
Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. Great to see this lovely hymn posted. John Bowring was a truly remarkable man. Today is the 221st anniversary of his birth. To learn a bit about him, see my blog here…
http://wordwisehymns.com/2010/10/17/today-in-1792-john-bowring-born/