Scripture Verse

They were astonished. Matthew 13:54

Introduction

Words: Sam­uel Med­ley, 1789. Vers­es 1 & 3 are from a 6-stan­za work in Med­ley’s Hymns. The au­thor of verse 2 is un­known.

Music: Hum­mel Hein­rich C. Zeu­ner, 1832 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Samuel Medley (1738–1799)

Lyrics

O what amaz­ing words of grace
Are in the Gos­pel found!
Suited to ev­ery sin­ner’s case
Who knows the joy­ful sound.

Poor, sin­ful, thirs­ty, faint­ing souls
Are free­ly wel­come here;
Salvation, like a ri­ver, rolls
Abundant, free and clear.

Come, then, with all your wants and wounds;
Your ev­ery bur­den bring;
Here love, un­chang­ing love, abounds,
A deep, ce­les­ti­al spring.