Scripture Verse

all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 28:2

Introduction

Words: E. D. El­li­ott, in Hymns and Spi­ri­tu­al Songs, ed­it­ed by John P. Hill­is (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Wi­no­na Pub­lish­ing, 1904), page 23.

Music: Will­iam E. Marks (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know El­li­ott’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Marks,

portrait
William E. Marks (1872–1954)

Lyrics

It tru­ly is mar­vel­ous what the Lord do­eth for
Me each day!
Surprisingly won­der­ful how He is bless­ing me
All the way!

Refrain

O bless­èd Re­deem­er, O mer­ci­ful Sav­ior,
Thee I adore;
I’ll serve Thee till death,
And in Hea­ven will praise Thee
Forevermore.

My soul is as­ton­ished that He is so gra­cious­ly
Kind to me,
That one so un­wor­thy of in­fi­nite no­tice should
Favored be.

Refrain

I can­not tell why He should send to me dai­ly such
Showers of grace,
O why so un­wor­thy a sin­ner may shel­ter in
His em­brace.

Refrain

Beyond all des­crip­tion, be­yond all com­pare, is this
Joy of mine;
I sing in my rap­ture, All glo­ry to God for such
Peace di­vine.

Refrain