Lyrics
Oh the wonder of wonders
That God should love me
A sinner so guilty,
So vile and unclean
To love the unlovely,
How can it be done?
'Tis only in Jesus,
In His Blessed Son.
Long before I ever knew Him,
My Lord first knew me.
Before I ever sought Him,
My Lord first sought me.
When I was in darkness,
His sworn enemy
He purchased my pardon
On Calvary's tree.
His love is a mountain
That I cannot scale,
As wide as an ocean
That I cannot sail!
I'll never lay hold of,
My mind fully see
This love that in mercy
First laid hold of me.
Not that I first did choose Him,
For that could not be
Still this heart would refuse Him
Had He left it to me!
I'd still fight the battle
That no man can win,
I'd still bar the heart's door
That letteth Him in.
His love is a mountain
That I cannot scale,
As wide as an ocean
That I cannot sail!
I'll never lay hold of,
My mind fully see
This love that in mercy
First laid hold of me.
His love is a mountain
That I cannot scale,
As wide as an ocean
That I cannot sail!
I'll never lay hold of,
My mind fully see
This love that in mercy
First laid hold of me.
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: Mark Webb
It is breathtaking to consider that before we even knew our need for a Savior, God loved us with an everlasting love. The Gospel turns our self-reliance upside down, revealing that grace is not earned by our goodness, but freely poured out through Christ's sacrifice. As you sing this song, let your heart rest in the profound wonder of being fully known and completely loved. May it move you to step into His presence today with humble gratitude.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- Romans 5:8: “But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Ephesians 2:4-5: “but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),”
- 1 John 4:9-10: “By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”