Scripture Verse

His name shall be called wonderful. Isaiah 9:6

Introduction

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Avis M. Christiansen
(1895–1985)

Words: Av­is M. Chris­tian­sen, 1918.

Music: Clar­ence L. Dor­ris (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Oh, won­der­ful name,
How my heart thrills to hear it—
The name of my ris­en
Redeemer and King!
It falls like the mu­sic
Of Heav’n on my spir­it,
And fills me with rap­ture
Divine while I sing.

Refrain

Jesus! won­der­ful name!
Sweeter than all the world to me;
Jesus! ev­er the same—
Now and thro’ all eter­ni­ty.

When lost in my sin,
’Twas the name of my Sav­ior
That ban­ished my fear
And brought peace to my soul;
I’ll sing it in glo­ry
Forever and ev­er
With joy while the years
Of eter­ni­ty roll.

Refrain

I think of the cross
Where He suf­fered to save me,
And oh, how my heart
Thrills with glo­ry di­vine
To know it is life
Everlasting He gave me,
When, sin­less, He died
For a soul such as mine.

Refrain