Results open the hymn page when selected.

You’re viewing the redesigned Adventist Hymns. Visit the classic site

Immortal Love, forever full

by John Greenleaf Whittier

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 455.

Verse 1

Immortal Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, A never ebbing sea!

Verse 2

We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For him no depths can drown.

Verse 3

But warm, so tender, even yet A present help is He; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee.

Verse 4

The healing of His seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch Him in life’s throng and press, And we are whole again.

Verse 5

Through Him the first fond prayers are said, Our lips of childhood frame; The last low whispers of our dead Are burdened with His name.

Verse 6

O Lord and Master of us all: Whate’er our names or sign, We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call, We test our lives by Thine!

Adventist Hymns
AboutSaved pagesLooking for the classic site?
Version 2.1.0
Site design copyright © 2011–2026 Adventist Hymns.
All music and lyrics remain the property of their respective owners. This website is for reference and education purposes only.
Adventist Hymns is an independent ministry that supports the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist® Church; however, it is not part of, affiliated with, or endorsed by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists® headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland or any of its affiliates known as the Seventh-day Adventist® Church. Thus, any contents or opinions expressed, implied or included in or with the services offered by Adventist Hymns are solely those of Adventist Hymns and not those of the General Conference or the Seventh-day Adventist® Church.