Scripture Verse

God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

Introduction

Words: Mrs. N. P. Eno, in Car­ols of Hope, ed­it­ed by Clar­ence M. Sea­mans, Fred­er­ick S. Stan­ton & Fran­cis A. Black­mer (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ad­vent Chris­tian Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1906), page 178.

Music: Ka­raj ar­ranged by Mrs. F. Barnes (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Eno or Barnes’ full name, or where to get their pho­tos,

Lyrics

How can it be? How can it be?
The sto­ry told on Cal­va­ry,
Where Je­sus died up­on the tree,
From sin and death to set us free.

Refrain

Oh, it was love, ’twas won­drous love,
That brought our Sav­ior from ab­ove
To give His life up­on the tree,
From sin and death to set us free.

Why was it so? Why was it so?
That Je­sus’ blood would have to flow
This sin­ful, fall­en race to save,
From death eter­nal in the grave.

Refrain

Why should He die? Why should He die?
For sin­ners vile who Him de­ny—
When He was pure and knew no sin,
Why should He die such souls to win?

Refrain