Wonderful Love

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Jesus, and didst Thou leave the sky

Author: Anne Steele
Tune: [Jesus, and didst Thou leave the sky]
Published in 60 hymnals

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1 Jesus,--and didst Thou leave the sky,
To bear our griefs and woes?
And didst Thou bleed, and groan and die,
For Thy rebellious foes?

Chorus:
O ’twas wonderful, wonderful love,
That brought Him from heaven above,
As a ransom to die on the tree,
To save a poor sinner like me.

2 Well might the heav’ns with wonder view
A love so strange as Thine!
No thought of angels ever knew
Compassion so divine! [Chorus]

3 Is there a heart that will not bend
To Thy divine control?
Descend, O sovereign love, descend,
And melt that stubborn soul. [Chorus]

4 Oh, may our willing hearts confess
Thy sweet, Thy gentle sway;
Glad captives of Thy matchless grace,
Thy righteous rule obey. [Chorus]

Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #150

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Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus, and didst Thou leave the sky
Title:	Wonderful Love
Author:	Anne Steele
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O 'twas wonderful, wonderful love
Copyright:	Public Domain