O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus explained

"O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus"
Type:Hymn
Text:by Samuel Trevor Francis
Meter:8.7.8.7 D
Melody:"Ebenezer", Welsh hymn tune composed by Thomas John Williams A.T.S.C.

"O the Deep Deep, Love of Jesus" is a well-known Christian hymn, written by the London merchant Samuel Trevor Francis.[1] Francis (1834–1925) had a spiritual turning point as a teenager, contemplating suicide one night on a bridge over the River Thames. Experiencing a renewal of faith, he went on to author many poems and hymns and was a preacher in addition to his merchant career.[2]

The song compares Jesus' love to the ocean in scope, emphasizing the limitless, unchanging, and sacrificial nature of God's affections for the singer and all of humanity. It consists of three stanzas each utilizing an A, A, B, B rhyming structure. Various melodic and harmonic arrangements of the song have been published, the most common being a minor melody in 4/4 time.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bence, Evelyn . Spiritual Moments with the Great Hymns: Devotional Readings That Strengthen the Heart . 7–8 . 1997 . . 9780310208402 .
  2. Web site: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus - the Center for Church Music, Songs and Hymns.
  3. Web site: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus! .
  4. Web site: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus . www.cyberhymnal.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010217013616/http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/t/othedeep.htm . 2001-02-17.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsocZsXiHk/ youtube video
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUoI0OSIeqQ&list=PLcplJQn6klj7YeXMjvDtbrzfwEbEQrDDX/ Youtube video
  7. Web site: Thousand Tongues - O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!.
  8. Web site: Anne Walsh Music . www.annewalsh.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315192725/http://www.annewalsh.com/albums/beStill.html . 2010-03-15.
  9. https://sovereigngracemusic.org/music/albums/come-weary-saints/ Tracklist and explanation of Come Weary Saints
  10. https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-exchange-mw0002095676/ allmusic.com
  11. http://www.faithradio.org/programming/recently-played-music/ Programming of faithradio.org
  12. Web site: Telephone interview to Heather Payne – Sweet Exchange 2010 . 2017-09-08 . https://archive.today/20170908021427/http://www.warezchristian.com/heather-payne-sweet-exchange-2010-exclusivo-wc/ . 2017-09-08 . live .
  13. Web site: Home . audreyassad.com.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLTu1xv2-Us youtube video