How Much Greater Is His Love!

I have seen a lov­ing mo­ther

Clasp her child up­on her breast

While her lips

with warm af­fect­ion

To its own were fond­ly pressed.

But there’s love that’s deep­er

strong­er—

If you ask

How could it be?

Look where Christ my bless­èd Sav­ior

Died on Cal­va­ry for me!

How much great­er! how much great­er

Than the tru­est hu­man love could be

Is the love of Christ my Sav­ior

Willing thus to die for one like me.

Songs I’ve heard of pure de­vo­tion

Sweet as songs of birds in spring

Voice the heart’s su­preme emo­tion—

Songs that on­ly love can sing—

But I think of One who loves me

More than lov­er

more than friend

Love that no­thing e’er can sev­er

That will nev­er

nev­er end.

When I was a sin­ful wan­d’rer

All un­love­ly

all un­done

Even then the Fa­ther loved me

Gave for me His on­ly Son!

Wondrous love! it pass­eth know­ledge

Higher than the high­est heav’n

Jesus cru­ci­fied and dy­ing

That my sins might be for­giv’n.

Ties of friend­ship

ties of kin­dred

Sacred bands that hold us

here

Love for faith­ful ones that love us

How they all our life en­dear!

But the love of Christ my Sav­ior

How it doth my heart en­thrall!

For I know He loves me bet­ter

And I love Him best of all.