Christ My Song - 677

O Lord, thy love's unbounded - Unchanging love
(John Nelson Darby/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)

Unchanging love.

(1845)

1. O Lord, thy love's unbounded,
  so sweet, so full, so free;
my soul is all transported
  whene'er I think of thee! (PDF - Midi)

2. Yet, Lord, alas! what weakness
  within myself I find;
no infant's changing pleasure
  is like my wandering mind.

3. And yet thy love's unchanging,
  and doth recall my heart
to joy in all its brightness,
  the peace its beams impart.

4. Yet sure, if in thy presence
  my soul still constant were,
mine eye would, more familiar,
  its brighter glories bear;

5. and thus thy deep perfections
  much better should I know,
and with adoring fervour
  in this thy nature grow.

6. Still sweet 'tis to discover,
  if clouds have dimmed my sight,
when passed, eternal Lover,
  towards me, as e'er, thou'rt bright.

7. Oh guard my soul, then Jesus,
  abiding still with thee;
and, if I wander, teach me
  soon back to thee to flee;

8. that all thy gracious favour
  may to my soul be known,
and, versed in this thy goodness,
  my hopes thyself shalt crown.

John Nelson Darby, Spiritual Songs, 16-17.

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