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SDA Hymnal 75

The Wonder of It All

Words: George Beverly SheaMusic: George Beverly SheaTune: The Wonder of It AllIrregular

Studio

1There's the wonder of sunset at evening,
The wonder as sunrise I see;
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is the wonder that God loves me.

RefrainO, the wonder of it all!
The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me.
O, the wonder of it all!
The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me.

2There's the wonder of springtime and harvest,
The sky, the stars, the sun;
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is a wonder that's only begun.

The verse

Meter
10.8.11.8
Foot
anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's the wonder of sunset at evening,/˘/˘˘//˘/˘10A
The wonder as sunrise I see;˘/˘˘//˘/8B
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/11C
Is the wonder that God loves me.˘˘/˘˘//˘8B

Verse 2

There's the wonder of springtime and harvest,/˘/˘˘//˘/˘10A
The sky, the stars, the sun;˘/˘/˘/6B
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/11C
Is a wonder that's only begun.˘˘/˘//˘˘/9B

Refrain

O, the wonder of it all!˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
The wonder of it all!˘/˘˘˘/6A
Just to think that God loves me./˘/˘//˘7B
O, the wonder of it all!˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
The wonder of it all!˘/˘˘˘/6A
Just to think that God loves me./˘/˘//˘7B

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.