Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#125e

125e. I stand amazed in the presence

1. I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how he could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

2. For me it was in the garden
He prayed, “Not my will, but thine.”
He had no tears for his own griefs,
But sweat drops of blood for mine.

3. In pity, angels beheld him,
And came from the world of light
To comfort him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.

4. He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them his very own;
He bore the burden to Calv’ry,
And suffered, and died alone.

How marvelous! How wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful
Is my Savior’s love for me.

Text Information

• First Line: I stand amazed in the presence
• Author: Charles Gabriel (1905)
• Refrain First Line: How marvelous! How wonderful!
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Matthew 26:36-46
• Topic: Lent; Holy Week: Maundy Thursday
• Notes: Text by American composer-compiler Charles Gabriel, sts. 1,2,4 from Praises (1905), st. 3 from Alexander’s Gospel Songs No. 2 (1910).

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