While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
Words & Music: Ida A. Koritz, in Living Gospel Songs and Choruses (Chicago, Illinois: Tabernacle Publishing, 1925), number 96 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Koritz (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Do you wonder why it is I love Him,
I love Him, I love Him?
Do you wonder why it is I love Him?
I will gladly tell you why.
It’s because He left His home in glory
To die for me.
This is why I cannot help but love Him,
Jesus Christ, who died for me.
Do you wonder why it is I trust Him,
I trust Him, I trust Him?
Do you wonder why it is I trust Him?
I will gladly tell you why.
It’s because He left His home in glory
To die for me.
This is why I cannot help but trust Him,
Jesus Christ, who died for me.
Do you wonder why it is I serve Him,
I serve Him, I serve Him?
Do you wonder why it is I serve Him?
I will gladly tell you why.
It’s because He left His home in glory
To die for me.
This is why I cannot help but serve Him,
Jesus Christ, who died for me.
Do you wonder why it is I praise Him,
I praise Him, I praise Him?
Do you wonder why it is I praise Him?
I will gladly tell you why.
It’s because He left His home in glory
To die for me.
This is why I cannot help but praise Him,
Jesus Christ, who died for me.