Behold, What Wondrous Love and Grace

Behold

what won­drous love and grace!

When we were wretch­ed and un­done

To save our ru­ined

help­less race

The Fa­ther gave His on­ly Son!

Of twice ten thou­sand gifts di­vine

No gift like this could ev­er shine.

Jesus

to save us from our fall

Was made in­car­nate here be­low;

This was the great­est gift of all—

Heaven could no great­er gift be­stow:

On Him alone our sins were laid;

He died

and now the ran­som’s paid.

O gift of love un­speak­able!

O gift of mer­cy all di­vine!

We once were slaves of death and hell

But now we in His im­age shine.

For oth­er gifts our songs we raise

But this de­mands our high­est praise.

Praise shall em­ploy these tongues of ours

Till we

with all the hosts ab­ove

Extol His name with nob­ler pow­ers

Lost in the ocean of His love:

While an­gel choirs with won­der gaze

We’ll fill the heav­ens with shouts of praise.