i am an offering

Today is Valentine’s Day. Many people today might feel very loved by someone in their life and find satisfaction and comfort in that love. Many people might feel lonely and depressed, wondering if love even exists. However, for both people, earthly love will fade and never satisfy. I was pointed to a hymn this week that I had never heard of before that puts God’s Love in some amazing imagery that really opened my eyes to its vastness - “The Love of God.” Check it out -

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Refrain
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When years of time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men, who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

What absolutely amazing words! If you’re feeling loved today, know that His love is greater than any earthly love you could imagine. If you’re feeling unloved today, let these words fill you with hope and peace.

Two interesting things about this hymn: The first is that the third verse is adapted from a Jewish poem, Hadamut. You can read more about it here. Secondly, there is a great recording of this hymn by Mercy Me on their Spoken For album.

*I will be sharing my answers to yesterday’s questions tomorrow, as I thought highlighting this hymn would be perfect for today.