The Altogether Lovely

How lovely is Jesus, the Lamb that was slain

Author: Alfred J. Hough
Tune: [How lovely is Jesus, the Lamb that was slain]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 How lovely is Jesus, the Lamb that was slain,
To win a world’s pardon by sorrow and pain;
How lovely that crown on his once bleeding brow,
And lovely his love which o’er-shadows me now.

Refrain:
He’s the One altogether lovely!
He’s all that the soul can crave;
He’s the One altogether lovely!
Jesus, the mighty to save.

2 Oh, lovely surpassing all loveliness! he
Who died with the thief for a lost world and me,
That I might be perfected here by his love,
And meet him with white robes in heaven above. [Refrain]

3 How lovely that life, doing good ev’rywhere!
Howe lovely that death, with its merciful prayer!
And lovely that blood which on Calvary flow’d,
When washing the stain’d heart, and light’ning its load. [Refrain]

4 How lovely is Jesus! When close to his side,
From doubt and temptation securely we hide!
And lovely his presence,—when loving him best,
He comes to our hearts with the blessing of rest. [Refrain]

Source: Precious Hymns for Times of Refreshing and Revival #4

Author: Alfred J. Hough

Born: Circa November 1848, Surrey, England. Hough, a minister, was living with his family in Ludlow, Vermont, by 1880, and in Hartford, Vermont, in 1900. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1890. His works include: Solomon’s Song Re-Sung Odd Fellowship in Song: Five Famous Poems, 1888 Egyptian Melodies, and Other Poems (Boston, Massachusetts: The Gorham Press, 1911) --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: How lovely is Jesus, the Lamb that was slain
Title: The Altogether Lovely
Author: Alfred J. Hough
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He's the One altogether lovely
Copyright: Public Domain

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