There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy. Frederick William Faber* (1814-1863). See ‘Souls of men! why will ye scatter’*. This hymn begins with the fourth verse of Faber’s hymn. It has become much more popular than the version beginning with the first three verses:
Souls of men! Why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! Why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?
Was there ever kindest shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Saviour who would have us
Come and gather round His Feet?
It is God: His love looks mighty,
But is mightier than it seems:
’Tis our Father: and His fondness
Goes far out beyond our dreams.
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