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Immortal Love
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Immortal Love by Kenneth Langer — Lyrics
Immortal love, forever full. forever flowing free, forever shared, forever whole, a never ending sea! Our outward lips confess the name all other names above; but love alone knows whence it came and comprehendeth love. Blow, winds of love, awake and blow the mists of hate away; sing out, O Truth divine and tell how wide and far we stray. how wide and far we stray. The letter fails, the systems fall, and every symbol wanes; the Spirit overseeing all, Eternal Love, remains. Eternal Love, remains.
About Immortal Love
Immortal Love expresses a profound sense of divine affection, using the metaphor of a vast, unending sea. The text contrasts outward confessions with the deeper understanding that only love itself possesses. It calls for the 'winds of love' and 'Truth divine' to dispel hatred and guide us back when we stray. Ultimately, the hymn asserts that while human systems and symbols may falter, the indwelling Spirit and Eternal Love endure. Kenneth Langer sets this deeply devotional English text for SATB choir, creating a piece that speaks to the everlasting nature of divine connection.
