Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise ‎#478

478. Behold the amazing gift of love

1 Behold the amazing gift of love
the Father hath bestowed
on us, in calling us his own,
the children of our God!

2 Concealed as yet this honour 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold the amazing gift of love
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  1 John 3:1-3
• Topic: Christ Risen: Coming Again; Heaven; Human Dignity
• Source: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781,Paraphrase 63, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)
• Composer: William Jones (1726-1800)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Church Pipes for the Organ, Nayland, 1789