| Souls of men, why will ye scatterLike a crowd of frightened sheep?
 Foolish hearts, why will ye wander
 From a love so true and deep?
 Was there ever kinder shepherdHalf so gentle, half so sweet,
 As the Savior Who would have us
 Come and gather round His feet?
 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,Like the wideness of the sea;
 There’s a kindness in His justice,
 Which is more than liberty.
 There is no place where earth’s sorrowsAre more felt than up in Heaven;
 There is no place where earth’s failings
 Have such kindly judgment given.
 There is plentiful redemptionIn the blood that has been shed;
 There is joy for all the members
 In the sorrows of the Head.
 For the love of God is broaderThan the measure of man’s mind.
 And the heart of the Eternal
 Is most wonderfully kind.
 Pining souls! come nearer Jesus,And oh! come not doubting thus,
 But with faith that trusts more bravely
 His huge tenderness for us.
 If our love were but more simple,We should take Him at His word;
 And our lives would all be sunshine
 In the sweetness of our Lord.
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