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SDA Hymnal 109

Marvelous Grace

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1Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

RefrainGrace, grace, God's grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God's grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!

2Sin and despair, like the sea-waves cold,
Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross.

3Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

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The verse

Meter: 10.11.9.9
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A

Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/11B

Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured,/˘˘/˘˘///9C

There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.//˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Verse 2

Sin and despair, like the sea-waves cold,/˘˘//˘???/10A

Threaten the soul with infinite loss;/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B

Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,/˘˘/˘//˘/9A

Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross./˘˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Verse 3

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,/˘˘/˘˘??/9A

Freely bestowed on all who believe!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B

You that are longing to see His face,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A

Will you this moment His grace receive?˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Refrain

Grace, grace, God's grace,////4A

Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Grace, grace, God's grace,////4A

Grace that is greater than all our sin!/˘˘/˘˘//˘/10B

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.