WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS?
Words: Attributed to Alexander
Means.
Music: From The Southern
Harmony and Musical Companion, by William Walker
(New York: Hastings House, 1835);
Arranged by William Jenson Reynolds
(1920-)
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my
soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the
Lord of bliss
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for
my soul,
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul.
When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking
down,
When I was sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down beneath God's righteous
frown,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for
my soul,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.
To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will
sing;
To God and to the Lamb, I will sing.
To God and to the Lamb Who is the great "I
Am";
While millions join the theme, I will sing,
I will sing;
While millions join the theme, I will sing.
And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on,
I'll sing on;
And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on.
And when from death I'm free, I'll sing and
joyful be;
And through eternity, I'll sing on, I'll sing
on;
And through eternity, I'll sing on.
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The music to this wondrous hymn
is gorgeous but bittersweet. I'll never forget how it cought my ear
for the first tiem...as I was preparing to leave church one evening after
Bible study, our pianist began to play, and the strains of this truly stopped
my footsteps. The beauty and majesty of the music fits the words
perfectly.
Go listen now on the Cyber Hymnal
HERE: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/a/whatwond.htm