O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go | story behind the hymn | hymn history | lyrics

A touching song written by a blind man in a time of sadness. His words show his wonderful faith in looking to Jesus as the source of love, light, joy - and crosses to bear. ✅ Follow me on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAX... 🙏 Support this ministry: https://lukepowellministries.com/supp... ✉️ Join my weekly mailing list: https://lukepowellministries.com/mail... 🎙️ My Audio Daily Devotions: https://lukepowellministries.com/dail... 🎵 Buy my music: https://lukepowellministries.com/store Sources I used for this video: Frank Colquhoun. Preaching on Favourite Hymns. 1986. Mowbray: London John Mclelland. The Ambassador Book of Great Hymn Stories. 1994. Ambassador Productions Ltd: Belfast Kenneth W. Osbeck. 101 Hymn Stories. 1985. Kregal Publications: Grand Rapids Ian Bradley. The Penguin Book of Hymns. 1989. Penguin Group: London LYRICS: 1. O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. 2. O light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day May brighter, fairer be. 3. O Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain, That morn shall tearless be. 4. O Cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from thee; I lay in dust life’s glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be. #hymns #hymnhistory #hymnsofthefaith