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O Love How Deep How Broad
Verse 1
O love, how deep, how broad, how high,
Beyond all thought and fantasy,
That God, the Son of God, should take
Our mortal form for mortal's sake!
Beyond all thought and fantasy,
That God, the Son of God, should take
Our mortal form for mortal's sake!
Verse 2
For us baptized, for us He bore
His holy fast and hungered sore;
For us temptation sharp He knew;
For us the tempter over threw.
His holy fast and hungered sore;
For us temptation sharp He knew;
For us the tempter over threw.
Verse 3
For us by wickedness betrayed,
For us, in crown of thorns arrayed,
He bore the shameful cross and death;
For us He gave His dying breath.
For us, in crown of thorns arrayed,
He bore the shameful cross and death;
For us He gave His dying breath.
Verse 4
For us He rose from death again,
For us He went on high to reign;
For us He sent His Spirit here
To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
For us He went on high to reign;
For us He sent His Spirit here
To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
Verse 5
All glory to our Lord and God
For love so deep, so high, so broad;
The Trinity whom we adore
Forever and forevermore.
For love so deep, so high, so broad;
The Trinity whom we adore
Forever and forevermore.
A medieval Latin hymn celebrating the depth of Christ's love in the incarnation and redemption.