| Hymn: | I Cannot Tell Why He, Whom Angels Worship |
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| Tune: | Londonderry Air |
| Words: | William Young Fullerton (1857-1932) |
| Music: | traditional Irish melody |
Verse 1
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
Should set His love upon the sons of men,
C Dm Am Em F
Or why as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
To bring them back, they know not how or when.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, that He was born of Ma___ry,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
When Bethl'em's manger was His only home,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And that He lived at Nazareth and la__bored,
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.
Verse 2
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how silently He suffered,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
C Dm Am Em F
Or how His heart upon the Cross was broken,
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, He heals the broken____hear_ted,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And lifts the bur_den from the heavy la__den,
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
For yet the Savior, Savior of the world, is here.
Verse 3
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how He will win the nations,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
How He will claim His earthly heritage,
C Dm Am Em F
How satisfy the needs and aspirations
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
Of east and west, of sinner and of sage.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, all flesh shall see His glo__ry,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
When He the Savior, Savior of the world, is known.
Verse 4
G C Dm Am Em F
I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,
C/E Dm Em Am Dm/F Dm7 G
When, at His bi______dding, every storm is stilled,
C Dm Am Em F
Or who can say how great the jubilation
C/G F/A Em/G G C Dm/C C
When all the hearts of men with love are filled.
G C F Cmaj7/G Am7 Am7/G F
But this I know, the skies will thrill with rap__ture,
C/E F Cmaj7/G Dm7/F Em7 Dm7
And myriad, myriad human voices sing,
G7 C C7 Dm7 Em C/E Fmaj7
And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will an__swer:
Cmaj7/G Dm7/G G7 C
At last the Savior, Savior of the world, is King.