Wonderful Words of Life

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1 Sing them over again to me,
Wonderful words of life;
Let me more of their beauty see,
Wonderful words of life;
Words of life and beauty
Teach me faith and duty.

Refrain:
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life.

2 Christ, the blessed one, gives to all
Wonderful words of life;
Sinner, list to the loving call,
Wonderful words of life;
All so freely given,
Wooing us to heaven. [Refrain]

3 Sweetly echo the gospel call,
Wonderful words of life;
Offer pardon and peace to all,
Wonderful words of life;
Jesus, only Savior,
Sanctify forever. [Refrain]

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1 ¡Oh, cantádmelas otra vez,
bellas palabras de vida;
hallo en ellas mi gozo y luz,
bellas palabras de vida.
Sí, de luz y vida,
son sostén y guía.

Estribillo:
¡Qué bellas son, qué bellas son!
Bellas palabras de vida.
¡Qué bellas son, qué bellas son!
Bellas palabras de vida.

2 Jesucristo a todos da
bellas palabras de vida;
oye su dulce voz, mortal,
bellas palabras de vida.
Bondadoso te salva,
y al cielo te llama. [Estribillo]

3 Grato el cántico sonará,
bellas palabras de vida;
tus pecados perdonará,
bellas palabras de vida.
Sí, de luz y vida,
son sostén y guía. [Estribillo]

Source: Santo, Santo, Santo: cantos para el pueblo de Dios = Holy, Holy, Holy: songs for the people of God #549

Author: P. P. Bliss

Philip P. Bliss (b. Clearfield County, PA, 1838; d. Ashtabula, OH, 1876) left home as a young boy to make a living by working on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to continue his schooling. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant music teacher, making house calls on horseback during the winter, and during the summer attending the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New York. His first song was published in 1864, and in 1868 Dwight L. Moody advised him to become a singing evangelist. For the last two years of his life Bliss traveled with Major D. W. Whittle and led the music at revival meetings in the Midwest and Southern United States. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey published a popular series of hym… Go to person page >

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First Line: Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of life
Title: Wonderful Words of Life
Author: P. P. Bliss (1874)
Meter: 8.6.8.6.6.6 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Beautiful words, wonderful words
Notes: French translation: See "Répétez-les moi tours les jours"; German translation: See "Schalle wieder im höhern chor" by Ernst Gebhardt, "Sing es wiederum für und für", "Singe mir es nach einmal vor" by R. Höfflin, "Singe sie wiederholend mir"; Malagasy translation: See "Eva tonga aty izao"; ; Spanish translation: See "Oh, cantádmelas otra vez" by Julie A. Butler; Swahili translation: See "Nimbie mara tena, Maneno ya uzima"; Swedish translation: See "Sjung, o shung dem igen för mig"; Tagalog translation: See "Pagayayatco mangegan"
Copyright: Public Domain

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