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Text:O Listen to Our Wondrous Story
Alterer:James M. Gray (1851-1935)
Tune:WHAT DID HE DO?
Composer:William Owen (1813-1893)

180. O Listen to Our Wondrous Story

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

Refrain:
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 three! [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O listen to our wondrous story
Title: O Listen to Our Wondrous Story
Alterer: James M. Gray (1851-1935)
Refrain First Line: Who saved us from eternal loss?
Meter: 9.7.9.7.Ref.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Jesus Christ: Priesthood
Tune Information
Name: WHAT DID HE DO?
Composer: William Owen (1813-1893)
Meter: 9.7.9.7.Ref.
Incipit: 15651 76553 56217
Key: C Major



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