Hebrew 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
How do we ever begin to express our gratitude for what Jesus did for us? Thank God that we have wonderful music with words that speak what is overflowing in our hearts. This morning I have been so blessed worshipping with this incredible song. The words describe so wondrously what Jesus did for us.
Upon looking up the words online, I discovered that this song was a Welsh hymn. Upon reading the words it is easy to understand why it became known as “the love song of the 1904 Welsh Revival”.
Between 100,000 – 150,000 people in Wales came to the Lord in this great revival. The coal mining industry was radically affected as miners came to Christ. The miner’s horses even became confused when the transformed miners quit swearing and cursing at them.
Read these words and then go to the website listed below and listen to this hymn beautifully performed by Huw Priday at the CIA Cardiff during the centenary celebrations in November 2004. As the words so eloquently say, it is through Jesus that a guilty world
was kissed with love.
“Here is Love vast as the Ocean”
Here is love, vast as the ocean,
Loving kindness 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 and 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.
Here is the video of this hymn beautifully performed by Huw Priday at the CIA Cardiff during the centenary celebrations in November 2004. He sings in both Welsh and English.
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