Great God of Wonders

lyricist: Samuel Davies (1723–1761)
Composer: John Newton (1802–1886)

Great God of won­ders! All Thy ways

Are match­less

god­like and di­vine;

But the fair glo­ries of Thy grace

More god­like and un­ri­valed shine

More god­like and un­ri­valed shine.

Crimes of such hor­ror to for­give

Such guil­ty

dar­ing worms to spare;

This is Thy grand pre­ro­ga­tive

And none shall in the hon­or share

And none shall in the hon­or share.

Angels and men

re­sign your claim

To pi­ty

mer­cy

love and grace:

These glo­ries crown Je­ho­vah’s name

With an in­com­pa­ra­ble glaze

With an in­com­pa­ra­ble glaze.

In won­der lost

with trem­bling joy

We take the par­don of our God:

Pardon for crimes of deep­est dye

A par­don bought with Je­sus’ blood

A par­don bought with Je­sus’ blood.

O may this strange

this match­less grace

This god­like mir­acle of love

Fill the whole earth with grate­ful praise

And all th’an­gel­ic choirs above

And all th’an­gel­ic choirs above.

Who is a par­don­ing God like Thee?

Or who has grace so rich and free?

Or who has grace so rich and free?

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