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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 180
O Listen to Our Wondrous Story
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A gospel hymn proclaiming the story of Christ's atoning death on the cross, structured around a catechetical refrain that poses and answers questions about who saves and what He did. The text emphasizes that only the incarnate Son of God—'One of the Godhead three'—could bear the cost of humanity's redemption.
Verse 1
O listen to our wondrous story,
Counted once among the lost;
Yet One came down from heaven's glory,
Saving us at awful cost!
Refrain
Who saved us from eternal loss?
Who but God's Son upon the cross?
What did He do? He died for you!
Where is He now? Believe it thou,
In heaven interceding! In heaven interceding!
Verse 2
No angel could His place have taken,
Highest of the high tho' he;
The loved One on the cross forsaken
Was One of the Godhead three!
Refrain
Who saved us from eternal loss?
Who but God's Son upon the cross?
What did He do? He died for you!
Where is He now? Believe it thou,
In heaven interceding! In heaven interceding!
Verse 3
Will you surrender to this Savior?
To His scepter humbly bow?
You, too, shall come to know His favor,
He will save you, save you now.
Refrain
Who saved us from eternal loss?
Who but God's Son upon the cross?
What did He do? He died for you!
Where is He now? Believe it thou,
In heaven interceding! In heaven interceding!
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