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152. The Secrets of God’s grace

1 Wondrous their mystery, glorious their history,
Touched with the beauty of Jesus’ own face;
Tongue cannot tell of them, though the hearts swell with them:
Such are the secrets of God’s sweet grace.

Refrain:
Wonderful grace, oh, wonderful grace;
All the world over may sad hearts discover
The secrets of God’s sweet grace.

2 Sweet in their purity, strong in their surety,
Bound by no limit of time or of space;
Yet if in Him we hide, matters not what betide,
Our are the secrets of God’s sweet grace. [Refrain]

3 Once we have known their pow’r, e’en in life’s darkest hour,
Golden with promise their glory we trace;
Come to Him, hide in Him, let your life bide in Him,
Blest with the secrets of God’s sweet grace. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Wondrous their mystery, glorious their history
Title: The Secrets of God’s grace
Author: Katherine A. Grimes
Refrain First Line: Wonderful grace, oh, wonderful grace
Publication Date: 1922
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Wondrous their mystery, glorious their history]
Composer: W. C. Jordon
Notes: Public Domain.



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