God Is Love, by Him Upholden

God is love

by Him up­hold­en

Hang the glo­ri­ous orbs of light

In their lang­uage

glad and gold­en

Speaking to us day and night

Their great sto­ry

God is love

and God is light.

Through that pre­cious love He sought us

Wandering from His ho­ly ways;

With that pre­cious life He bought us;

Then let all our fu­ture days

Tell this sto­ry

Love is life

our lives be praise.

Gladsome is the theme and glo­ri­ous

Praise to Christ our gra­cious Head;

Christ

the ris­en Christ

vic­tor­ious

Earth and hell hath cap­tive led.

Welcome sto­ry!

Love lives on

and death is dead.

Up to Him let each af­fect­ion

Daily rise and round Him move

Our whole lives one re­sur­rect­ion

To the life of life ab­ove;

Their glad sto­ry

God is life

and God is love.