Theres a Wideness in Gods Mercy [to the tune of  by Frederick W. Faber, adapted by Darrell Tienou-Gust
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

Verse 1
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There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
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like the wideness of the sea.
          Am               G
There’s a kindness in God’s justice
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which is more than liberty.

         Am      G       F
There is welcome for the sinner,
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and more grace for all who seek.
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There is healing of the nations;
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There is mercy at God’s feet.


Verse 2
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For the love of God is broader
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than the measures of the mind,
        Am            G
and the heart of the Eternal
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is most wonderfully kind.

         Am      G       F
If our love were but more simple
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we should rest upon God’s Word,
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and our lives would be illumined
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by the presence of our Lord.

Verse 3
       C                   G
How we make God’s love too narrow
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By false limits of our own;
       Am         G
And we magnify its strictness
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With a zeal God will not own.

         Am      G       F
Though God judges us with justice,
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God gives grace, abundant peace!
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In Christ’s name, we’re liberated,
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And oppression all shall cease.