There's a wideness in God's mercy
Like the wideness of the sea;
there's a kindness in his justice,
Which is more than liberty.
Chorus:
He is calling, ""Come to me;""
Lord, I gladly follow thee!
There is welcome for the sinner,
and more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the savior;
There is healing in his blood. Chorus
There's no place where earthly sorrows
Are more felt than up in heav'n;
There's no place where earthly failings
Have such kindly judgment giv'n. Chorsu
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind. Chorus
But we make his love too narrow,
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify his strictness
With a zeal he will not own. Chorus
If our love were but more simple
We should take him at his word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord. Chorus
