| Hymn: | I Cannot Tell Why He, Whom Angels Worship |
|---|---|
| Tune: | Londonderry Air |
| Words: | William Young Fullerton (1857-1932) |
| Music: | traditional Irish melody |
Verse 1
I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship,
Should set His love upon the sons of men,
Or why as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,
To bring them back, they know not how or when.
But this I know, that He was born of Mary,
When Bethl'em's manger was His only home,
And that He lived at Nazareth and labored,
And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.
Verse 2
I cannot tell how silently He suffered,
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
Or how His heart upon the Cross was broken,
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
But this I know, He heals the brokenhearted,
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,
For yet the Savior, Savior of the world, is here.
Verse 3
I cannot tell how He will win the nations,
How He will claim His earthly heritage,
How satisfy the needs and aspirations
Of east and west, of sinner and of sage.
But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory,
And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,
And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor
When He the Savior, Savior of the world, is known.
Verse 4
I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,
When, at His bidding, every storm is stilled,
Or who can say how great the jubilation
When all the hearts of men with love are filled.
But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture,
And myriad, myriad human voices sing,
And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will answer:
At last the Savior, Savior of the world, is King.
Verse 1
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
Should set His love upon the sons of men,
C Dm Am Em F
Or why as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
To bring them back, they know not how or when.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, that He was born of Ma___ry,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
When Bethl'em's manger was His only home,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And that He lived at Nazareth and la__bored,
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.
Verse 2
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how silently He suffered,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
C Dm Am Em F
Or how His heart upon the Cross was broken,
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, He heals the broken____hear_ted,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And lifts the bur_den from the heavy la__den,
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
For yet the Savior, Savior of the world, is here.
Verse 3
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how He will win the nations,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
How He will claim His earthly heritage,
C Dm Am Em F
How satisfy the needs and aspirations
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
Of east and west, of sinner and of sage.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, all flesh shall see His glo__ry,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
When He the Savior, Savior of the world, is known.
Verse 4
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
When, at His bi______dding, every storm is stilled,
C Dm Am Em F
Or who can say how great the jubilation
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
When all the hearts of men with love are filled.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, the skies will thrill with rap__ture,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And myriad, myriad human voices sing,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will an__swer:
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
At last the Savior, Savior of the world, is King.