God Is Love, by Him Upholden

62 God Is Love, by Him Upholden

1 God is love, by Him upholden,
   Hang the glorious orbs of light,
   In their language, glad and golden,
   Speaking to us day and night
   Their great story,
   God is love, and God is light.

2 Through that precious love He sought us
   Wandering from His holy ways;
   With that precious life He bought us,
   Then let all our future days
   Tell this story,
   Love is life, our lives be praise.

3. Gladsome is the theme and glorious,
   Praise to Christ our gracious Head;
   Christ, the risen Christ, victorious,
   Earth and hell hath captive led.
   Welcome story!
   Love lives on, and death is dead.

4. Up to Him let each affection
   Daily rise and round Him move;
   Our whole lives one resurrection
   To the life of life above;
   Their glad story,
   God is life, and God is love.
                         John S. B. Monsell
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition