Scripture Verse

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. Psalm 89:1

Introduction

Words: D. H. Koch, in Fair as the Morn­ing, ed­it­ed by John H. Kurz­en­kna­be & W. War­ren Bent­ley (Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: J. H. Kurz­en­kna­be & Sons, 1891), num­ber 126.

Music: Ken­dal Green Charles E. Poll­ock, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I will sing the won­drous story,
Of sal­va­tion full and free,
How my Sav­ior left His glo­ry
To re­deem and ran­som me.

Refrain

I will sing the won­drous story,
Though but young in years I be;
Jesus came from realms of glo­ry
To re­deem and ran­som me.

Heav’nly sto­ry of sal­va­tion!
How the Son of God on high
Came to earth in rich com­pas­sion,
Gave Him­self for us to die.

Refrain

I will sing this bless­èd sto­ry,
Gladly sing it ev­ery­where,
Of the Sav­ior’s match­less glo­ry,
And the love His child­ren share.

Refrain

I will sing the sto­ry sweet­ly,
And when life is sink­ing low,
I will trust Him then com­plete­ly,
For my Sav­ior loves me so.

Refrain