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Jesus, wondrous Savior!
Christ, of kings the King!
Angels fall before Thee,
Prostrate, worshipping;
Fairest they confess Thee
In the heav’n above.
We would sing Thee fairest
Here in hymns of love.
Christ, of kings the King!
Angels fall before Thee,
Prostrate, worshipping;
Fairest they confess Thee
In the heav’n above.
We would sing Thee fairest
Here in hymns of love.
2
All earth’s flowing pleasures
Were a wintry sea;
Heav’n itself without Thee
Dark as night would be.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the light above.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the life of love.
Were a wintry sea;
Heav’n itself without Thee
Dark as night would be.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the light above.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the life of love.
3
Life is death, if severed
From Thy throbbing heart.
Death with life abundant
At Thy touch would start.
Worlds and men and angels
All consist in Thee,
Yet Thou camest to us
In humility.
From Thy throbbing heart.
Death with life abundant
At Thy touch would start.
Worlds and men and angels
All consist in Thee,
Yet Thou camest to us
In humility.
4
Jesus! all perfections
Rise and end in Thee;
Brightness of God’s glory
Thou, eternally.
Favored beyond measure
They Thy face who see;
May we, gracious Savior,
Share this ecstasy.
Rise and end in Thee;
Brightness of God’s glory
Thou, eternally.
Favored beyond measure
They Thy face who see;
May we, gracious Savior,
Share this ecstasy.
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Auckland, New Zealand
Jesus, oh wondrous Savior, the King of kings!! Lord, You are the fairest. No one else, nothing else can compare with You. All consist in You, our wonderful Lord, and You came to us in Your humility. how we praise You, Lord! how we adore You! Lord, how we long to see Your face, our gracious Savior.
London, United Kingdom
Life is death if severed from Thy throbbing heart!
Lord I love You.
Detroit, MI, United States
The fifth of seven children, McGregor was converted at age 20 under the ministry of Canadian Baptist preacher John Gilmour (1792-1869). A graduate of the Canadian Literary Institute (Theology, 1878) and the University of Toronto (BA 1881), McGregor joined the faculty of Toronto Baptist College in 1886. He was Professor of Systematic Theology at the time of his 1889 appointment as Principal. His career was, however, short-lived. Afflicted by a form of paralysis, he spent the latter part of 1889 and early 1890 confined to bed. He died roughly a month after surgery for his condition.
This is work is also known as “The McMaster Hymn” because it is the official hymn of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. McGregor is thought to have written these words during Advent 1889. His family donated the original manuscript to McMaster University in 1921. - cyberhymnal
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There are 2 additional stanzas following stanza 1 above:
1b Fairer far than sunlight
unto eyes that wait
Amid fear and darkness,
’til the morning break;
Fairer than the day-dawn,
hills and dales among,
When its tide of glory
wakes the tide of song.
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1c Sweeter far than music
quivering from keys
That unbind all feeling
with strange harmonies.
Thou art more and dearer
than all minstrelsy;
Only in Thy presence
can joy’s fullness be.
Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Oh! What a wondrous Savior that I had! Jesus is my real Savior!!! Hallelujah!!