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The Love Of Christ Is
Rich And Free
This lyric encapsulates (albeit more simply) the book of Galatians: God’s pursuing, relentless love for His people. I love Garett’s triangles on the chorus. Derek sang a version of this song on For All The Saints: Indelible Grace III, and this is a very different approach.
Lyrics
1. The love of Christ is rich and free;
Fixed on His own eternally;
Nor earth, nor hell, can it remove;
Long as He lives, His own He’ll love.
2. His loving heart engaged to be
Their everlasting Surety;
’Twas love that took their cause in hand,
And love maintains it to the end.
Chorus: Love cannot from its post withdraw;
Nor death, nor hell, nor sin, nor law,
Can turn the Surety’s heart away;
He’ll love His own to endless day.
3. Love has redeemed His sheep with blood;
And love will bring them safe to God;
Love calls them all from death to life;
And love will finish all their strife.
4. He loves through every changing scene,
Nor aught from Him can Zion wean;
Not all the wanderings of her heart
Can make His love for her depart.
(Repeat chorus)
5. At death, beyond the grave, He’ll love;
In endless bliss, His own shall prove
The blazing glory of that love
Which never could from them remove.
Tag: Which never could from them remove.
words by WILLIAM GADSBY, music by SANDRA MCCRACKEN. ©2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP). Admin. by MUSIC SERVICES. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
