O love, how deep, how broad, how high! - Schein, Johann Hermann

"Melody adapted from Schein, translation by Benjamin Webb (1819-1885). A descant to the hymn can be found Leipsic, or Eisenach (Alan Gray)."

⌛ Period → Baroque

◈ Genre / Form Hymns

♯ Key D major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SAB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range A2 – D5

¶ Language → English

Measures 10

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments SAB

Pages 1

CPDL # 61388

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2020-11-14

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_74

A2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

O love, how deep, how broad, how high! It fills the heart with ecstasy, that God, the Son of God, should take our mortal form for mortals’ sake. He sent no angel to our race of higher or of lower place, but wore the robe of human frame himself, and to this lost world came. For us he was baptized, and bore his holy fast, and hungered sore; for us temptations sharp he knew; for us the tempter overthrew. For us to wicked men betrayed, scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, he bore the shameful cross and death; for us at length gave up his breath. For us he rose from death again, for us he went on high to reign, for us he sent his Spirit here to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer. To him whose boundless love has won salvation for us through his Son, to God the Father, glory be both now and through eternity.

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