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I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner condemned, unclean.
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner condemned, unclean.
How marvelous! How wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful!
Is my Savior's love for me!
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful!
Is my Savior's love for me!
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For me it was in the garden,
He prayed: "Not my will, but Thine."
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat-drops of blood for mine.
He prayed: "Not my will, but Thine."
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat-drops of blood for mine.
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In pity angels beheld Him,
And came from the world of light
To strengthen Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.
And came from the world of light
To strengthen Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.
4
He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calv'ry,
And suffered, and died alone.
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calv'ry,
And suffered, and died alone.
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When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
'Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.
His face I at last shall see,
'Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.
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Sussex, United Kingdom
This song has so much wonderful truth in it that makes my heart sing. I am glad if Chris Tomlin has helped to bring us back to singing it, but he did not write the words or the tune - they were both written by Charles Gabriel who lived in the late 1800s and went to be ‘with the ransomed in glory’ in 1932 :)
Agua Dulce, CA, United States
I was listening to this song done by Steph Macleod and in the second stanza, because of his Scottish accent, I thought I heard "I shed no tears for him, but He sweat drops of blood for me." So I came to this site and discovered it is actually "He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat-drops of blood for mine.".
Which is a great line by Chris Tomlin; but I sit here with tears about such a thing and the love He loved us with despite my wretchedness, about the idea of what I thought I heard.
"3 He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted." Isaiah 53:3-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
London, United Kingdom
Amazing just Amazing
Mercedes, TX, United States
Amen to all the sisters and brothers comments from around the world on this wonderful hymn! How marvelous, how wonderful is our Savior's love for us!
Merced, California, United States
The worldwide comments from all of you stir my heart with grateful praise and awe for the gospel's global reach! How marvelous!
How wonderful! Is our Savior’s love for us---forever!
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Thank you so much. This song just ministered to my soul
River Oaks, TX, United States
Thank you I needed song this morning! Looked for it but couldn’t find it in any song book! I look for the words and your site was pulled up! 👍❤️I just needed to sing it for my morning devotional to Jesus this morning! 🎄🙏🎼🎹
Gboko, Benue, Nigeria
This song confronts me always with the immeasurable love of God. And especially now in this great moment of trauma, I’m reminded that God’s love for us is marvelous and wonderful. Above all, I’m assured again of a here-after in glory with Him. Hallelujah!!!
Springfield, IL, United States
Jon (of Boston, Massachusetts) below said it far better than I ever could. This song brings me to tears every time I think of it. It is like a continual prayer of thanksgiving in my heart. Thank you, Jesus!!!
Baku, Azerbaijan
my mom loves this song! 😇😇💕💕💖💖