Expository Songs

Hymns · 1874

Wonderful Words of Life

Songwriter Philip Bliss

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Details

Copyright Public Domain

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from
John 6:68Romans 10:17Hebrews 10:10Hebrews 10:14

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to
Psalm 119:128Isaiah 43:11Luke 24:46-47John 6:63John 14:6Acts 4:12Acts 5:20Acts 10:36Acts 13:38-39Romans 3:24Romans 6:23Ephesians 2:17-18Philippians 2:16I Thessalonians 5:23-24I Timothy 2:5-6II Timothy 3:16-17Revelation 22:17

Lyrics

Verse 1
Sing them ov­er again to me,
Wonderful words of life, (John 6:68, Ps. 119:128-129, John 6:63, Acts 5:20, Phil. 2:16)
Let me more of their beau­ty see,
Wonderful words of life;
Words of life and beau­ty
Teach me faith and du­ty. (Rom. 10:17, II Tim. 3:16-17)

Chorus
Beautiful words, won­der­ful words,
Wonderful words of life, (John 6:68, Ps. 119:128-129, John 6:63, Acts 5:20, Phil. 2:16)
Beautiful words, won­der­ful words,
Wonderful words of life.

Verse 2
Christ, the bless­èd One, gives to all
Wonderful words of life;
Sinner, list to the lov­ing call,
Wonderful words of life;
All so free­ly giv­en, (Rom. 3:24, Rom. 6:23, Rev. 22:17)
Woo­ing us to Heav­en.

Verse 3
Sweetly ec­ho the Gos­pel call,
Wonderful words of life;
Offer par­don and peace to all, (Luke 24:46-47, Acts 13:38-39, Acts 10:36, Eph. 2:17-18)
Wonderful words of life;
Jesus, on­ly Sav­ior, (Isa. 43:11, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, I Tim. 2:5-6)
Sanc­ti­fy us for­ev­er. (Heb. 10:10, Heb. 10:14, I Thess. 5:23-24)