Number: 243
English: 
Title: Love is the Source of Every Good
Name: Mit Freuden Zart
Words: Sam Jones
Music: Heinrich Reimann (altered)
Copyright: 
Meter: 
Form: 

Love is the source of eve¤ry good,
The fixed and sure ¤foun¤da¤tion,
Up¤on the Rock im¤mov¤a¤ble
God builds His new ¤cre¤a¤tion.
Build on this sol¤id rock for¤ev¤er,
Since noth¤ing from His love can sev¤er.

The tongue of men and an¤gels shall,
Like brass or cym¤¤bal sound¤ing,
Dis¤solve and leave no trace be¤hind.
The thought is most ¤as¤tound¤ing,
God’s love a¤lone is nev¤er fail¤ing,
Re¤vealed in Christ and all pre¤vail¤ing.


All know¤ledge, gifts and proph¤e¤cies,
And faith re¤mov¤¤ing moun¤tains,
All sac¤ri¤fice, the bod¤y burned,
Are nought but emp¤¤ty foun¤tains;
The love of Christ is love su¤per¤nal–
Un¤dimmed, un¤chang¤ing and e¤ter¤nal.