O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
- Words:
- George Matheson
- Music:
- Albert L. Peace
Sheet music
- 1O Love that will not let me go,I rest my weary soul in Thee;I give Thee back the life I owe,That in Thine ocean depths its flowMay richer, fuller be.O Light that follow’st all my way,I yield my flick’ring torch to Thee;My heart restores its borrowed ray,That in Thy sunshine's glow its dayMay brighter, fairer be.
- 2O joy that seekest me thru pain,I cannot close my heart to Thee;I trace the rainbow thru the rain,And feel the promise is not vainThat morn shall tearless be!O Cross that liftest up my head,I dare not ask to hide from Thee;I lay in dust life's glory dead,And from the ground there blossoms red,Life that shall endless be.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1882, the words are in 793 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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