Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#385

385. 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
• Title: What Wondrous Love Is This
• Meter: 12 9 66 12 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Witness; Celebration, Jubilation; Justification; Life Everlasting; Love
• Source: American folk hymn, 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