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How Deep the Father's Love for Us

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How deep the Father's love for us

Author: Stuart TownendTune: [How deep the Father's love for us]ONE LICENSE: 150238 Published in 37 hymnals Pair with other hymns

Piano/Organ
	Praise Is Rising

Choral
	How Deep the Father's Love for Us

Handbells
	HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR US

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Author: Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend (b. 1963) grew up in West Yorkshire, England, the youngest son of an Anglican vicar. He started learning piano at a young age, and began writing music at age 22. He has produced albums for Keith Routledge and Vinesong, among many others, and has also released eight solo albums to date. Some of his better-known songs include “How Deep the Father’s Love,” “The King of Love,” and “The Power of the Cross.” He continues to work closely with friends Keith and Kristyn Getty, and is currently a worship leader in Church of Christ the King in Brighton, where he lives with wife Caroline, and children Joseph, Emma and Eden. Laura de Jong Go to person page >^ top

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• Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)

First Line:	How deep the Father's love for us
Title:	How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Author:	Stuart Townend
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1995 Thankyou Music (PRS)(admin. worldwide by EMI CMG Publishing excluding Europe which is admin. by kingswaysongs.com).

• Jeremiah 9:23-24 (hymns)
• Matthew 27:39-40 (hymns)
• Matthew 27:45-46 (hymns)
• Mark 15:16-20 (hymns)
• Mark 15:29-31 (hymns)
• Mark 15:34 (hymns)
• Luke 22 (hymns)
• Luke 23:35 (hymns)
• John 3:16-17 (hymns)
• John 19:28-30 (hymns)
• Romans 5:1-11 (hymns)
• 1 Corinthians 1 (hymns)
• 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 (hymns)
• Galatians 6:12-16 (hymns)
• Ephesians 1:7 (hymns)
• Ephesians 2:4-7 (hymns)
• Philippians 2-3 (hymns)
• Colossians 1:15-16 (hymns)
• Hebrews 2 (hymns)
• 1 Peter 1:3-5 (hymns)
• 1 Peter 2:21-25 (hymns)
• 1 John 4:9-10 (hymns)
• Revelation 5:12 (hymns)

• Year A, Easter season, Third Sunday
• Year C, Lent, Fifth Sunday

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Piano/Organ Praise Is Rising How Deep the Father's Love for Us How Deep the Father's Love for Us More Piano/Organ...
Choral A Simple Song of Praise More Choral...
Handbells HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR US Praise Songs, Volume 3 (Easy settings for Handbells or Handchimes (3 Octaves)) Praise Songs, Volume 3 (Easy settings for Handbells or Handchimes (3 Octaves)) More Handbells...

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A Gift of Praise #16

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2004 A Gift of Praise #16

Ancient and Modern #144

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963) Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24; John 19:30; Romans 5:6-8 Date: 2013 Subject: Atonement | ; Children and All-Age Worship | ; Church Year | Good Friday; Church year | Passiontide; God | Love of; Other Saints and Festivals | Holy Cross Day; Passiontide | ; Proper 12 | Year B; Proper 22 | Year A; Sin | ; The Fifth Sunday of Lent | Year A Ancient and Modern #144

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #317

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2008 Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #317

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #101

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us, how vast beyond all measure Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: Irregular meter Date: 2008 Baptist Hymnal 2008 #101

CCLI Top 100 #22

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2017 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #22

CCLI Top 100 #25

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2016 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #25

CCLI Top 100 #26

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2020 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #26

CCLI Top 100 #27

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2023 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #27

CCLI Top 100 #28

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2019 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #28

CCLI Top 100 #31

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2022 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #31

CCLI Top 100 #35

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2021 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #35

CCLI Top 100 #46

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2024 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #46

CCLI Top 100 #73

Display Title: How Deep The Father's Love For Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2025 Subject: Calvary | ; Love | ; Sacrifice | CCLI Top 100 #73

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #178

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Date: 2010 Subject: God the Son | Lent; God-Love | ; Jesus Christ-Cross | Celebrating Grace Hymnal #178

Christian Worship #523

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Meter: 87 87 D Scripture: John 3:16; Romans 5:6-8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 6:14; 1 John 4:9-10 Date: 2021 Subject: Redeemer | Christian Worship #523

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #224

Display Title: How deep the Father’s love for us First Line: How deep the Father’s love for us Date: 2000 Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #224

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #549

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 87 87 D Scripture: Matthew 27:39-40; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:29; Mark 15:34; Luke 23:35; John 3:16; John 19:30; 1 Peter 2:24 Date: 2005 Subject: Christ Incarnate | Passion and Death; Christian Year | Good Friday; God | Love of; Good Friday | ; Jesus | Suffering and Death; Our Response to Christ | In Devotion; Salvation and Redemption | Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #549

Complete Mission Praise #988

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 1999 Subject: Living the Christian Life | Salvation and the Cross Complete Mission Praise #988

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #109

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Scripture: John 3:16 Date: 2024 Subject: Lent | Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #109

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #549

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 87 87 D Scripture: Matthew 27:39-40; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:29; Mark 15:34; Luke 23:35; John 3:16; John 19:30; 1 Peter 2:24 Date: 2008 Subject: Christ Incarnate | Passion and Death; Christian Year | Good Friday; God | Love of; Good Friday | ; Jesus | Suffering and Death; Our Response to Christ | In Devotion; Salvation and Redemption | Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #549

Magnify the Lord #405

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure First Line: How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Date: 2019 Subject: God | Love of; Jesus | Cross of; Jesus | Life and Ministry; Passiontide | ; Salvation | Magnify the Lord #405

One and All Rejoice #203

Display Title: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Meter: 87 87 D Date: 2020 Subject: Lent | One and All Rejoice #203

Our Great Redeemer's Praise #93

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 87.87 D Scripture: Romans 5:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Galatians 6:12-16; 1 Peter 2:21-25 Date: 2022 Subject: God the Father, Creator | God's Love; Prevenient Grace | Our Great Redeemer's Praise #93

Praise y Adoración #286a

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Author: Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Date: 2016 Subject: Amor | ; Love | Praise y Adoración #286a

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #426

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE FORUS Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 87 87 D Iambic Scripture: Colossians 1:15-16; Revelation 5:12 Date: 2013 Subject: The Son | His Suffering and Death Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #426

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #340

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2023 Subject: Salvation | Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #340

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #448

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: Irr. Date: 2012 Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #448

Rejoice Hymns #106

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend, 1963- Meter: Irregular Date: 2011 Subject: God | Father; God | Love Rejoice Hymns #106

Scripture Song Database #1522

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: [How Deep the Father's Love for Us] Author: Stuart Townend Scripture: Luke 22; 1 Corinthians 1; Philippians 2; Philippians 3; Hebrews 2 Date: 2008 Source: Worship Together Songbook 1.0 (Worship Together, 1995) Scripture Song Database #1522

Sing Glory #193

Display Title: How deep the Father’s love for us First Line: How deep the Father’s love for us Meter: Irr Date: 1999 Sing Glory #193

The Christian Life Hymnal #157

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: FATHER'S LOVE Date: 2006 The Christian Life Hymnal #157

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #407a

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Meter: 87 87 D Date: 2004 Subject: Jesus Christ | His Passion and Death The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #407a

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #407b

Display Title: How deep the Father's love for us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE Author: Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Meter: 87 87 D Date: 2004 Subject: Jesus Christ | His Passion and Death The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #407b

The Minter Lane Hymnal VI #46

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: [How deep the Father's love for us] Author: Stuart Townend Date: 2013 The Minter Lane Hymnal VI #46

The Sing! Hymnal #223

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us, how vast beyond all measure Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 87 87 D Scripture: Matthew 27:45-46; Mark 15:16-20; Mark 15:29-31; John 3:16-17; John 19:28-30; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 1:30-31; Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:4-7; 1 Peter 1:3-5 Date: 2025 Subject: Adoption of Believers | ; Love Of God | ; Salvation | ; Suffering of Jesus | The Sing! Hymnal #223

Trinity Psalter Hymnal #351

Display Title: How Deep the Father's Love for Us First Line: How deep the Father's love for us Tune Title: TOWNEND Author: Stuart Townend Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Scripture: Galatians 6:14; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Peter 2:24 Date: 2018 Subject: Christ | Cross of; Christ | Passion and Atoning Death of; God | Love and Grace of Trinity Psalter Hymnal #351 All instances^ top Suggestions or corrections? Contact us About | Copyright | Privacy | Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Publisher Partnerships | Give | Get Hymnary Pro It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.