The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3217

3217. Jesus Came Down My Ransom to Be

1. Jesus came down my ransom to be;
O it was wonderful love!
For out of the Father’s heart He came,
To die me for me on a cross of shame,
And from sin’s bondage to reclaim;
O it was wonderful love!

Refrain
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful love,
Coming to me from Heaven above,
Filling me, thrilling me through and through;
O it was wonderful love!

2. Clear to faith’s vision the cross reveals
Beautiful actions of love;
And all that by grace e’en I may be
When saved, to serve Him eternally.
He came, He died, for you and me;
O it was wonderful love! [Refrain]

3. His death’s a claim, His love has a plea;
O it is wonderful love!
Ungrateful was I to slight Thy call,
But, Lord, now I come, before Thee fall,
I give myself, I give up all,
All for Thy wonderful love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus came down my ransom to be
• Title: Jesus Came Down My Ransom to Be
• Author: Emmanuel Rolfe (1894)
• Refrain First Line: Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful love
• Language: English
• Source: The Musical Salvationist, 1894
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Rolfe wrote this song while working for the Salvation Army in Jamaica.

Tune Information

• Name: WONDERFUL LOVE (Bainbridge)
• Composer: Thomas Bainbridge, ?-1932
• Incipit: 33332 12165 32117
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain