Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#306

306. What Wondrous Love Is This

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?

2 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.

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.

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 His love for me,
And through eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on;
And through eternity I'll sing on.

Text Information

• First Line: What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul
• Title: What Wondrous Love Is This
• Meter: 12 9 66 12 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Passion of Christ
• Source: A General Selection of Spiritual Songs, Lynchburg, 1811, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: WONDROUS LOVE
• Meter: 12 9 66 12 9
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835
• Copyright: Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press.