God, Whose Love Is Always Stronger

God, whose love is always stronger Than our weakness, pride and fear,
In your world, we pray and wonder How to be more faithful here.
Hate too often grows inside us; Fear rules what the nations do.
So we pray, when wars divide us: Give us love, Lord! Make us new!

Love is patient, kind and caring, Never arrogant or rude,
Never boastful, all things bearing; Love rejoices in the truth.
When we’re caught up in believing War will make the terror cease,
Show us Jesus’ way of living; May our strength be in your peace.

May our faith in you be nourished; May your churches hear your call.
May our lives be filled with courage As we speak your love for all.
Now emboldened by your Spirit Who has given us new birth,
Give us love, that we may share it Till your love renews the earth!

Suggested Tune: The Sacred Harp, 1844. Harm. James H. Wood, 1958.
Alternate Tunes: ABBOT’S LEIGH 8.7.8.7 D ("God Is Here!") by Cyril Vincent Taylor, 1941
HYFRYDOL 8.7.8.7 D ("Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!") by Rowland Hugh Prichard, 1831.

Text: Copyright © 2003 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette gives free one-time use of this hymn to congregations that support Church World Service.

Note: Dean McIntyre, Director of Music Resources for the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Discipleship, did a helpful formatting of "God, Whose Love Is Always Stronger” with the hymn text and music together in both a PDF format (fits perfectly as a half sheet bulletin insert) and Sibelius music notation program (you can listen to the tune online): http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=7598

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette is the co-pastor of the Limestone Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware and author of Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship is a collection of 45 new hymns published by Geneva Press. A complete list of her hymns can be found at http://firstpresby.org/hymnlist.htm .
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