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Hymns and Tunes 1886 354

The wonders of redeeming love

Music: Nathaniel D. GouldTune: WoodlandC.M.

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1The wonders of redeeming love
Our highest thoughts exceed;
The Son of God comes
from above,
The Son of God comes from above
For sinful man to bleed.

2He gives himself, his life, his all,
A sinless Sacrifice;
For man he drains the cup of gall,
For man the victim dies.

3And now before his Father's face
His precious blood he pleads;
For those who seek the throne of grace
His love still intercedes.

4He knows the frailties of our frame,
For he has borne our grief;
Our great High Priest once felt the same,
And he can send relief.

5His love will not be satisfied,
Till he is glorified
The faithful ones for whom he died
From him shall never flee.

Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Hebrews 4:15; 1 John 2:1

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The verse

Meter
8.7.5.3.8.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

The wonders of redeeming love˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Our highest thoughts exceed;/˘/˘/˘/7B
The Son of God comes˘/˘//5C
from above,˘˘/3A
The Son of God comes from above˘/˘//˘˘/8A
For sinful man to bleed.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

He gives himself, his life, his all,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
A sinless Sacrifice;˘??/˘/6B
For man he drains the cup of gall,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
For man the victim dies.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

And now before his Father's face˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
His precious blood he pleads;˘/˘/˘/6B
For those who seek the throne of grace˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
His love still intercedes.˘///˘/6C

Verse 4

He knows the frailties of our frame,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
For he has borne our grief;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Our great High Priest once felt the same,˘/////˘/8A
And he can send relief.˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

His love will not be satisfied,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Till he is glorified/˘˘/˘/6A
The faithful ones for whom he died˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
From him shall never flee.˘˘˘/˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.