How Deep The Father's Love For Us - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning And Story

How Deep the Father’s Love For Us

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"How Deep the Father's Love for Us" is a modern Christian hymn written and composed by Stuart Townend. The hymn's lyrics praise and admire the love of God the Father and the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. Learn more about the author and watch video performances of this hymn below!

How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure. How great the pain of searing loss – The Father turns His face away, As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross, My sin upon His shoulders; Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice Call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held Him there Until it was accomplished; His dying breath has brought me life – I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, No gifts, no power, no wisdom; But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer; But this I know with all my heart – His wounds have paid my ransom.

Stuart Townend Copyright © 1995 Thankyou Music (Adm. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family, [email protected])

Songwriters Stuart Townend Published by Copyright © 1995 Thankyou Music

Stuart Townend, born in 1963 in West Yorkshire, England, grew up in the home of an Anglican priest and developed an early love for music. After studying at Sussex University, he moved into Christian music publishing and worship leadership, eventually becoming known for writing songs rich in biblical depth. In the mid-1990s, burdened by what he felt was a lack of theological substance in many contemporary worship songs, Townend set out intentionally to write a hymn. That decision led to his first hymn text, “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us,” a song that would become one of the most widely sung modern hymns in the Church.

Townend has shared that the melody came to him unexpectedly and with unusual ease, almost as if it had been given rather than composed. The words, however, required careful thought and prayer. He wanted to focus on the cross, not only from the perspective of Christ’s suffering, but from the heart of the Father who gave His Son. The opening line, “How deep the Father’s love for us,” anchors the hymn in the costly love of God. The second verse turns the lens inward, acknowledging that it was our sin that held Christ there. The hymn moves from adoration, to confession, to humble gratitude.

In the CD liner notes for The New Hymn Makers (2003), he offered another small detail on this hymn:

I think I had “Amazing Grace” in mind as I was writing—not so much because of the content, but because of the wonderful tone of humble gratitude, which undergirds that great hymn as the hymnwriter contemplates the grace of God.

The song does not rely on emotional flourish, but on the weight of gospel truth. It leads believers to consider both the holiness of God and the mercy that flows from the cross. By uniting doctrinal clarity with personal response, “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” has helped modern congregations recover something timeless: reverent wonder at the sacrifice of Christ and thankful surrender to the One who gave Himself for us.

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