Scripture Verse

His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Introduction

Words: Jean Shew­ell, 1921. She wrote this piece while a stu­dent at the Moo­dy Bi­ble Ins­ti­tute, Chi­ca­go, Il­linois. A Moody school month­ly des­cribed it as the class song.

Music: Grace D. White (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Shew­ell or White (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Christ is a won­der­ful Sav­ior,
He bore all my sins on the tree;
He suf­fered and died,
And I’m jus­ti­fied—
His blood was suf­fi­cient for me.

Refrain

A wond­er­ful Sav­ior,
A won­der­ful Sav­ior,
I’ll praise Him for aye,
I’ll trust and ob­ey—
For His grace is suf­fi­cient for me.

Christ is a won­der­ful Sav­ior,
My weak­ness no long­er I see;
On Him I’ll de­pend,
Until my life’s end,
His strength is suf­fi­cient for me.

Refrain

Christ is a won­der­ful Sav­ior,
From self I am al­so set free;
No more my own way,
For His I now pray—
His will is suf­fi­cient for me.

Refrain

Christ is a won­der­ful Sav­ior,
A re­fuge to whom I can flee;
He has my whole heart,
My all I im­part—
His love is suf­fi­cient for me.

Refrain