O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
"O the Deep Deep, Love of Jesus" is a well-known Christian hymn, written by the London merchant Samuel Trevor Francis. Francis 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.
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 time.
Versions
- Beecher Hymn tune by John Zundel and Henry Ward BeecherPure Piano Panoramas by Jeff Bjorck. Uses a variation of the Ebenezer tuneHiding Place by Selah. Uses a variation of the Ebenezer tune
- "O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!" by David WardBe Still My Soul by Ann Walsh Come Weary Saints by Sovereign Grace Music Sweet Exchange by Heather Payne and Terry Jones
- "Oh, the Deep Deep Love of Jesus" by Audrey Assad
- Oh, The Deep Love of Jesus by Simon Khorolskiy