O love, how deep, how broad

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O love, how deep, how broad, how high! It fills the heart with ecstasy,
that God, the Son of God, should take our mortal form for mortals' sake.

For us he was baptized and bore his holy fast, and hungered sore.
For us temptation sharp he knew, for us the tempter overthrew.

For us he prayed, for us he taught. for us his daily works he wrought,
by words and signs and actions thus still seeking not himself but us.

For us to wicked hands betrayed, scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death, for us at length gave up his breath.

Eternal glory to our God for love so deep, so high, so broad;
the Trinity whom we adore forever and forevermore.

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Title: O love, how deep, how broad
Text: Thomas a Kempis, 15th c. trans. Benjamin Webb 1851, alt.
Tune: DEO GRACIAS
Music: English Traditional, 15th c.; arr. Kenan Schaefkofer, 2017
Key: D minor
Meter: LM
Date Added: 2021/03/04

Alternate words

O wondrous type! O vision fair A hymn of glory let us sing Sing we triumphant hymns Forth in the peace of Christ we go