The Hymnbook ‎#120

120. Behold the Amazing Gift of Love

1 Behold th' amazing gift of love
The Father hath bestowed
On us, the sinful sons of men,
To call us sons of God!

2 Concealed as yet this honor lies,
By this dark world unknown,
A world that knew not when He came,
Even God's eternal Son.

3 High is the rank we now possess;
But higher we shall rise;
Though what we shall hereafter be
Is hid from mortal eyes:

4 Our souls, we know, when He appears,
Shall bear His image bright;
For all His glory, full disclosed,
Shall open to our sight.

5 A hope so great, and so divine,
May trials well endure;
And purge the soul from sense and sin,
As Christ Himself is pure.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold th' amazing gift of love
• Title: Behold the Amazing Gift of Love
• Paraphraser: William Cameron (1781)
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  1 John 3:1-3
• Topic: God: Love and Fatherhood; God: Presence; Hope; Life Everlasting, The; Redemption; God the Father: His Presence

Tune Information

• Name: ST. STEPHEN
• Composer: William Jones (1789)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major