Hymns for the Living Church ‎#150

150. My Lord Has Garments So Wondrous Fine

1 My Lord has garments so wondrous fine,
And myrrh their texture fills;
Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine,
With joy my being thrills.

Refrain:
Out of the ivory palaces,
Into a world of woe,
Only His great, eternal love
Made my Savior go.

2 His life had also its sorrows sore,
For aloes had a part;
And when I think of the cross He bore,
My eyes with teardrops start. (Refrain)

3 His garments too were in cassia dipped,
With healing in a touch;
Each time my feet in some sin have slipped,
He took me from its clutch. (Refrain)

4 In garments glorious He will come,
To open wide the door;
And I shall enter my heav’nly home,
To dwell forevermore. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: My Lord has garments so wondrous fine
• Title: My Lord Has Garments So Wondrous Fine
• Author: Henry Barraclough (1915)
• Refrain First Line: Out of the ivory palaces, into a world of woe
• Meter: 9 6 9 6 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 45:8
  ;
  John 19:39
• Topic: Christ: Death; Christ: Love of; Christ: Passion; Christ: Sacrifice; Christ: Suffering

Tune Information

• Name: MONTREAT
• Composer: Henry Barraclough (1915)
• Meter: 9 6 9 6 Ref.
• Key: E♭ Major