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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 292 · Words: Anonymous (American Folk Hymn) · Tune: WONDROUS LOVE
What Wondrous Love Is This
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional American shape-note folk hymn dating to the early 19th century, meditating on the sacrificial love of Christ and the atonement. It remains one of the most beloved devotional hymns in American hymnody.
Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
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 life
to lay aside his crown
for my soul, for my soul,
to lay aside his crown
for my soul.
Verse 3
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.
Verse 4
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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