O God of love, to Thee we bow

O God of love, to Thee we bow. William Vaughan Jenkins* (1868-1920). This hymn was written for Jenkins’s own wedding, 6 September 1900. It was published in the Fellowship Hymn Book (1909, and in the revised edition, 1933: Jenkins was one of the editors). It was also published in Grave and Gay (1921), a volume published after Jenkins’s death and containing hymns by him and his daughter. It was entitled ‘A Wedding Hymn’ in the 1921 volume. It has appeared in many books: RCH and CH3 in Scotland, MHB, BHB, and the Song Book of the Salvation Army (1953 and 1986 editions). Most books omit Jenkins’s stanza 5 (of 6): Let weary hearts with toil oppressed, Find in their presence peace and rest, In...