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Wondrous Love

Come, view the cross where Jesus died, By cruel hands was crucified

Author: James B. Franklin
Tune: [Come view the cross where Jesus died]
Published in 10 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Come view the cross where Jesus died,
By cruel hands was crucified;
O wondrous tho't, how could it be?
That He should die for even me.

Chorus:
Alone, alone, on Calvary,
He bore the shame and misery,
O wondrous love, how could it be,
That He should die for even me.

2 The sweetest song on mortal tongue,
Or earthly voices ever sung,
As of the One on Calvary,
Who gives to all salvation free. [Chorus]

3 No other One is heav'nly bliss
Could e'er conceive a love like this;
He left His home in glory there
And came to earth our sins to bear. [Chorus]

Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #3

Author: James B. Franklin

James Benjamin Franklin Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Come, view the cross where Jesus died, By cruel hands was crucified
Title: Wondrous Love
Author: James B. Franklin
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Alone, alone on Calvary
Publication Date: 1902
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs of Praise #4

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