How great the Love of God!
His only Son to give,
That He might shed His blood,
And die, that we might live.
The wondrous Love of God to man
Surpasses creature-power to span.
This Love is not confin’d
To nation, clime, or place,
‘Tis shown to all mankind,
Of ev’ry tribe and race.
The Gospel banner is unfurl’d
To sinful man, throughout the world.
The Son has drain’d the cup
Of judgment due to sin,
And, now He’s lifted up,
He sinners seeks to win.
And whosoe’er in Him believes,
That soul forever God receives.
The Love which God commends,
Eternal life imparts;
His foes it makes His friends,
And breaks the hardest hearts.
Such is the Love which God hath shown,
And now in Christ, His Son, makes known.