You can legally get “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” sheet music, but it needs to be through licensed or authorized sources because it is still under copyright.

What the song is

  • The hymn was written by Stuart Townend in the 1990s and is published under Thankyou Music, administered by major Christian music publishers.
  • Because it is not in the public domain, full lyrics and full notated sheet music cannot be freely redistributed without permission or a license.

Where to get sheet music

  • Major digital sheet-music platforms offer multiple official arrangements (piano, vocal, guitar, choir, etc.) that you can purchase and download instantly.
  • Some church and worship-music sites offer licensed PDFs, chord charts, and lead sheets for different keys and instrumentations for a small fee or under CCLI-style licenses.

Free / church-use options (within copyright)

  • Many churches use CCLI; if your church has a license, you can typically access chord charts and maybe lead sheets for congregational use through that system.
  • Some ministry or church sites host arrangements that are explicitly cleared for use in worship settings, provided you follow their conditions (e.g., include copyright notice, do not alter lyrics).

Tips for searching safely

  • Use the exact phrase “how deep the father’s love for us sheet music” plus an instrument or key (e.g., “piano in D”, “SATB choir”) to narrow results.
  • Avoid random file-sharing or lyric-only reposts that provide full scans for free; those often ignore copyright and may be taken down or be unsafe to download from.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.