1. Souls of men! why will ye scatter Like a crowd of frightened sheep? Foolish hearts! Why will ye wander From a love so true and deep? 2. Was there ever kindest shepherd Half so gentle, half so sweet As the Saviour who would have us Come and gather round His feet. 3. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There’s a kindness in His justice, Which is more than liberty. 4. There is no place where earth’s sorrows Are more felt than up in heaven, There is no place where earth’s failings Have such kindly judgment given. 5. For the love of God is broader Than the measure of man’s mind; And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. 6. There is plentiful redemption In the blood that has been shed; There is joy for all the members In the sorrows of the Head.