Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us.
1 John 3:16
Words: Anonymous. Published in an 1800 Baltimore, Maryland, Collection, in three verses, and in four verses in the 1826 American Prayer Book Collection.
Music: Surabaya Theodore Wood, in The Echoing Horn (New York: Theodore Wood, 1876), page 11 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Wood (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love,
Who from yon bright world above,
Ever watchful o’er our race,
Still to man extends His grace;
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love,
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love.
Heaven and earth by Him were made;
He by all must be obeyed;
What are we that He should show
So much love to us below?
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love,
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love.
God, thus merciful and good,
Bought us with the Savior’s blood;
And to make our safety sure,
Guides us by His Spirit pure;
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love,
Sing, my soul, His wondrous love.
Sing, my soul, adore His name,
Let His glory be my theme;
Praise Him till He calls thee home;
Trust His love for all to come;
Praise, oh praise the God of love,
Praise, oh praise the God of love.