Holy Week Monday - What Wondrous Love is This

What Wondrous Love is This

     This song is an American folk hymn that was first published in hymnals in the early 19th century. The tune is of English origins and was likely over a century old when it was used with this text.
   
Fernando Ortega version is Here

St. Olaf Choir version is Here



Here is an 1811 version of the text.

What wondrous love is this,
O my soul! O my soul!
What wondrous love is this!
O my soul! 
What wondrous love is this!
That caused the Lord of bliss!
To send this precious peace,
To my soul, to my soul!
To send this precious peace
To my soul!
(Most hymnals use the text “To bear the dreadful curse for my soul” instead of “To send this precious peace for my soul”)

When I was sinking down,
Sinking down, sinking down;
When I was sinking down
Sinking down
When I was sinking down,
Beneath God's righteous frown,
Christ laid aside his crown
For my soul, for my soul!
Christ laid aside his crown
For my soul!

To God and to the Lamb,
I will sing, I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb,
I will sing--
To God and to the Lamb,
who is the great I AM,
while millions join the theme,
I will sing, I will sing!
while millions join the theme,
I will sing!


And while from death I'm free,
I'll sing on, I'll sing on,
And while from death I'm free,
I'll sing on.
and while from death I'm free, 
I'll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity
I'll sing on, I'll sing on,
and through eternity
I'll sing on.