1 When I think of how He loved me,
When He left His home on high,
To be mocked, despised, forsaken,
That my soul should never die:
Chorus:
I will praise, forever praise Him,
I will glorify His name;
O the wonder that He loves me,
Precious Jesus, still the same!
2 When I think of how He loved me,
In the dark Gethsemane,
Of the agony He suffered,
Wrestling there in prayer for me: [Chorus]
3 When I think of how He loved me,
"Greater love" could never be,
How He bore my sins and sorrows,
On the cross of Calvary: [Chorus]
4 When I think of how He loved me,
While a sinner far astray,
Let my love find sweet expression,
Serving Him from day to day. [Chorus]
Source: Victory Songs: For the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services. #55
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
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