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God is Love: let heaven adore him
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Andrew Sims
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God is Love: let heaven adore him by Samuel Sebastian Wesley — Lyrics
God is Love: let heaven adore him;
God is Love: let earth rejoice;
let creation sing before him,
and exalt him with one voice.
He who laid the earth’s foundation,
he who spread the heavens above,
he who breathes through all creation,
he is Love, eternal Love.
God is Love: and he enfoldeth
all the world in one embrace;
with unfailing grasp he holdeth
every child of every race.
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About God is Love: let heaven adore him
Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s God is Love opens with a joyful acclamation from the choir, quickly establishing a mood of exuberant praise. The SATB voices move in a homophonic texture, projecting the text’s message of divine love with clarity and power. The music surges with energy as it proclaims God’s creative might and universal embrace, reflecting the scriptural assertion that God is Love. The composer’s setting captures the comforting assurance that God’s kindness extends even to those afflicted by sin and sorrow, bringing the hymn to a hopeful conclusion. This is a stirring anthem, ideal for services celebrating God’s all-encompassing love.
