Horatius Bonar Archive
1 O love of God, how strong and true! Eternal, and yet ever new; Uncomprehended and unbought, Beyond all knowledge and all thought. 2 O love of God, how deep and great, Far deeper than man’s deepest hate; Self-fed, self-kindled like the light, …
1 The church has waited long Her absent Lord to see; And still in loneliness she waits, A friendless stranger she. 2 How long, O Lord our God, Holy and true and good, Wilt Thou not judge Thy suffering church, Her sighs and …
1 I lay my sins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God; He bears them all, and frees us From the accursed load, From the accursed load. 2 I bring my guilt to Jesus, To wash my crimson stains White in His blood …
1 Soon shall the trump of God Give out the welcome sound, That shakes death’s silent chamber walls, And breaks the turf sealed ground. 2 You dwellers in the dust, Awake, come forth, and sing; Sharp has your frost of winter been, But …
1 I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.” I came to Jesus as I was, Weary and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting …