1. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free;
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me,
Is the current of Thy love;
Leading onward, leading homeward,
To my glorious rest above.
2. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
None can tell the reason why
He descended from His glory,
Came to earth to bleed and die;
I, a wrecked and ruined creature,
Sinful, helpless, all defiled;
But the Love of God in Jesus,
Made me God’s beloved child.
3. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Spread His praise from shore to shore,
How He loveth, ever loveth,
Changeth never, never more;
How He watches o’er His loved ones,
Died to call them all His own,
How for them He intercedeth,
Watcheth o’er them from the Throne.
4. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Love of every love the best,
’Tis an ocean vast of blessing,
’Tis a haven sweet of rest;
Though polluted, sinful, wretched,
Yet He calleth me “His own”;
He will lift me to the grandeur
Of His everlasting Throne.
5. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Ah! when standing by His side,
Midst the blaze of all His glories,
With ourselves then glorified;
We shall sing with thrilling rapture
Of the marvels of His grace,
As with deepest adoration,
We behold His matchless face.
6. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
’Tis a Heaven of heavens to me,
And it lifts me up to glory,
For it lifts me up to Thee;
Unto Thee, Thou Lord of Glory,
To Thy throne and vast domain,
To share Thy great inheritance,
And for ever with Thee reign.
7. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
’Twould take ages to explore
But a drop of all this ocean,
Or a grain from off its shore;
But our hearts are beating highly,
If our faith is sometimes dim,
For the glory and the rapture
We shall have when we have Him.
8. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
It will soon be satisfied,
When the Royal, Kingly Bridegroom
Hath His stately spotless Bride;
Yes! with peals of heavenly worship,
Bowing low as we adore,
We will praise Him, praise Him, praise Him,
Through the Ages evermore.