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Text:What Did He Do?
Tune:[O listen to our wondrous story]
Composer:W. Owen

256. What Did He Do?

1 O listen to our wondrous story,
Counted once among the best;
Yes, One came down from heaven's glory,
Saving us at awful cost!

Chorus:
Who saved us from eternal loss!
What did He do?
Where is He now?
In heaven interceding!

2 No angel could His place have taken,
Highest of the high tho' He;
The loved One on the cross forsaken
Was one of the Godhead there! [Chorus]

3 Will you surrender to this Savior?
To His scepter humbly bow?
You, too, shall come to know His favor,
He will save you, save you now. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: O listen to our wondrous story
Title: What Did He Do?
Refrain First Line: Who saved us from eternal loss!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1938
Tune Information
Name: [O listen to our wondrous story]
Composer: W. Owen
Key: Dā™­ Major



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