Hymn: | And Can It Be |
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Tune: | Sagina |
Words: | Charles Wesley (1707-88) |
Music: | Thomas Campbell (1800-76) |
Verse 1
And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Saviour’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 2
’Tis mystery all: th’ Immortal dies:
Who can explore His strange design?
In vain the firstborn seraph tries
To sound the depths of love divine.
’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
Let angel minds inquire no more.
’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
Let angel minds inquire no more.
Verse 3
He left His Father’s throne above
So free, so infinite His grace
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam’s helpless race:
’Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!
’Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!
Verse 4
Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Verse 5
No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Verse 1
G G/B D G Am/C D7 G
And can it be that I should gain
C D D/C G/B D7/F# G D/A A D
An in_terest in the Sa____viour’s blood?
G/D D D/C G/B G D
Died He for me, who caused His pain
G/B C G/B Am7/C G/D D7 G
For me, who Him to death pur_sued?
D D/C G/B D/A G C A7/C# D
Ama_zing love! How can it be,
G C D D7 G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
D D7 G
Amazing love! How can it be,
C G Am/C G/D D7 G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 2
G G/B D G Am/C D7 G
’Tis mys___tery all: th’ Immor____tal dies:
C D D/C G/B D7/F# G D/A A D
Who can ex_______plore His strange de_sign?
G/D D D/C G/B G D
In vain the firstborn se____raph tries
G/B C G/B Am7/C G/D D7 G
To sound the depths of love di__vine.
D D/C G/B D/A G C A7/C# D
’Tis mercy all! Let earth a______dore,
G C D D7 G
Let angel minds inquire no more.
D D7 G
’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
C G Am/C G/D D7 G
Let angel minds in_____quire no more.
Verse 3
G G/B D G Am/C D7 G
He left His Father’s throne a___bove
C D D/C G/B D7/F# G D/A A D
So free, so in____fi________nite His grace
G/D D D/C G/B G D
Emptied Himself of all but love,
G/B C G/B Am7/C G/D D7 G
And bled for A_____dam’s help__less race:
D D/C G/B D/A G C A7/C# D
’Tis mercy all, im_______mense and free,
G C D D7 G
For O my God, it found out me!
D D7 G
’Tis mercy all, immense and free,
C G Am/C G/D D7 G
For O my God, it found out me!
Verse 4
G G/B D G Am/C D7 G
Long my im__prisoned spir___it lay,
C D D/C G/B D7/F# G D/A A D
Fast bound in sin and nat___ure’s night;
G/D D D/C G/B G D
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray
G/B C G/B Am7/C G/D D7 G
I woke, the dun___geon flamed with light;
D D/C G/B D/A G C A7/C# D
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
G C D D7 G
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
D D7 G
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
C G Am/C G/D D7 G
I rose, went forth, and foll__owed Thee.
Verse 5
G G/B D G Am/C D7 G
No con___demnation now I dread;
C D D/C G/B D7/F# G D/A A D
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
G/D D D/C G/B G D
Alive in Him, my li____ving Head,
G/B C G/B Am7/C G/D D7 G
And clothed in righ__teous___ness di__vine,
D D/C G/B D/A G C A7/C# D
Bold I app___roach the e__ternal throne,
G C D D7 G
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
D D7 G
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
C G Am/C G/D D7 G
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.