I first encountered the following song on the Passion album 'Hymns Ancient & Modern' (2003/4). The album was a project by a group of well-known worship leaders, putting modern twists on some classic hymns. I had never heard 'Here Is Love' (sung by Matt Redman) before. But I have since heard it many times while living in Scotland, as it is an oft sung British hymn (of Welsh origins) and it has become a favourite. The imagery of the second verse gets me every time, especially the last line: 'And Heaven's peace and perfect justice kissed a guilty world in love'. Every time.
Here is love, vast as the ocean
Lovingkindness as the flood
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom
Shed for us His precious blood
Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He can never be forgotten
Throughout Heav'n's eternal days
On the mount of crucifixion
Fountains opened deep and wide
Through the floodgates of God's mercy
Flowed a vast a gracious tide
Grace and love, like mighty rivers
Poured incessant from above
And Heav'n's peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love
Chorus:
No love is higher, no love is wider
No love is deeper, no love is truer
No love is higher, no love is wider
No love is like Your love, o Lord
My favourite rendition is Matt Redman's version from 'Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern', but I couldn't find a decent link, so you'll have to search for it on your own.
But you can click here for a link to a more traditional version, performed in both English and Welsh.
1 comment:
I love this song! Thanks for posting it! Can I have a copy of that one??
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