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How Often Do I Wonder

Author: Ernest G. W. Wesley Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: How often do I wonder, That Christ would love me so

[How often do I wonder]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William M. Runyan Incipit: 33432 21121 61556 Used With Text: How Often Do I Wonder

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Author: Ernest G. W. Wesley Hymnal: The Service Hymnal #96 (1935) Lyrics: 1 How often do I wonder That Christ would love me so; But never can I answer Why He such love should show. It passeth understand, Outreaching human thought, That He, the Lord of glory, My soul with blood hath bought. 2 Most wondrous condescension, That Christ from heaven came; That He, for man’s redemption, Would suffer death and shame. That Christ so loved transgressors And shed His precious blood; That He would die for sinners, Among whom once I stood. 3 I wish I could remember— But oh, how oft I fail— The love which Jesus bears me, When sins doth me assail. That I might hate the sinning Which nailed Him to the cross; That I mighty love my Saviour, For Him count all else loss. 4 I never would forget Him, Nor darksome Calvary; Forever would I love Him, Who chose to die for me. O help me, blessed Saviour, To keep Thy cross in view; Within Thy love e’er hide me, And thus my love renew. Languages: English Tune Title: [How often do I wonder]

How Often Do I Wonder

Author: Ernest G. W. Wesley Hymnal: Devotional Hymns #88 (1935) Languages: English Tune Title: [How often do I wonder]

How often do I wonder

Author: Ernest G. W. Wesley Hymnal: Devotional Hymns #ad81 (1957) Languages: English

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Ernest G. Wellesley-Wesley

Person Name: Ernest G. W. Wesley Author of "How Often Do I Wonder" in The Service Hymnal Ernest G. W. Wesley was born and educated in England. At the age of seventeen he started writing for local newspapers. When he was twenty-two he worked as special correspondent for The New York Times in Buenos Aries. While he was in Buenos Aries he became licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He came to the United States in the early 1870's and continued writing and contributing to religious and secular papers. He wrote between five and six hundred hymns and nearly two thousand articles on religious and theological topics. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

William M. Runyan

1870 - 1957 Composer of "[How often do I wonder]" in The Service Hymnal Showing early musical promise, William Marion Runyan (b. Marion, NY, 1870; d. Pittsburg, KS, 1957) was a substitute church organist by the age of twelve. He became a Methodist minister in 1891 and served several churches in Kansas but turned to evangelism in 1903; he worked for the Central Methodist Conference for the next twenty years. Following that service, Runyan became pastor at the Federated Church at John Brown University, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Editor of Christian Workers Magazine, he also served the Moody Bible Institute and was an editor for Hope Publishing Company until his retirement in 1948. Runyan wrote a number of hymn texts, gospel songs, and hymn tunes. Bert Polman