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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 371 · Words: Charles H. Gabriel · Tune: MY SAVIOR'S LOVE
I Stand Amazed in the Presence
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A beloved gospel hymn written by Charles H. Gabriel in 1905, expressing wonder at Christ's sacrificial love for sinners. The refrain 'How marvelous! How wonderful!' captures the singer's awe at divine grace.
Verse 1
I stand amazed
in the presence
of Jesus the Nazarene,
and wonder how
he could love me,
a sinner,
condemned, unclean.
Refrain
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful!
(O how wonderful!)
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful
(O how wonderful)
is my Savior’s love for me!
Verse 2
For me it was
in the garden
he prayed:
“Not my will, but thine.”
He had no tears
for his own griefs,
but sweat-drops
of blood for mine.
Refrain
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful!
(O how wonderful!)
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful
(O how wonderful)
is my Savior’s love for me!
Verse 3
In pity
angels beheld him,
and came from
the world of light
to comfort him
in the sorrows
he bore for
my soul that night.
Refrain
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful!
(O how wonderful!)
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful
(O how wonderful)
is my Savior’s love for me!
Verse 4
He took my sins
and my sorrows,
he made them
his very own;
he bore the
burden to Calvary,
and suffered
and died alone.
Refrain
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful!
(O how wonderful!)
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful
(O how wonderful)
is my Savior’s love for me!
Verse 5
When with the
ransomed in glory
his face
I at last shall see,
’twill be my
joy through the ages
to sing
of his love for me.
Refrain
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful!
(O how wonderful!)
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous!
(O how marvelous!)
How wonderful
(O how wonderful)
is my Savior’s love for me!
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