There’s Wideness In God’s Mercy
Brought up as a Calvinistic Anglican,
Frederick Fabre was ordained in the
Church of England. But at age 31,
he converted to Roman Catholicism
following his friend John Newman
& was rebaptized as Father Wilfred.
In 1849 Newman asked Fabre to
open an oratory – a place of prayer.
When Faber opened his oratory,
it soon became a place of both
prayer & music. Faber was concerned
that British Roman Catholics did
not have a heritage of humnwriters
like Watts, Wesley and Newton.
He began writing hymns so that
Catholics too could be a hymn-
singing people. However, Faber’s
hymns including Wideness in God’s
mercy became more familiar to
Protestants than to Catholics.
Lord, we praise Your Love & Mercy:
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us and we are His. We are
His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with Thanksgiving;
go into His courts with Praise. Give
Thanks to Him and Praise His name.
For the Lord Is Good. His unfailing
love continues forever, and His
faithfulness continues to each
generation (Psa 100:3-5) Amen.
Lord, I come before You with Praise
and Thanksgiving for all You are and
everything You have done for me.
No matter what happens in my life
or in the world around me, I will
not sink to the level of the problem.
I will instead rise to the level of the
solution and Praise You Lord as
the solution to all my problems.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Lord, transform my heart and give
me an attitude of gratefulness.
Open my eyes to see Your hand
in every area of my life. And when
I have forgotten Your Goodness,
remind me of what an awesome
God You are and the many things
I have to be really thankful for.
I thank You Lord for Your Goodness,
love, mercy and faithfulness to me.
And look forward to the fulfilment
of Your promise in due time. Amen.
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 welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is metcy with the Saviour;
There is healing in His blood…
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man’s mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His Word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord. Amen.
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