SDA Hymnal: And Can It Be? #198
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)
[Verse 1]
G D G Am D7 G
And can it be that I should gain
Am D G D
An in-t'rest in the Savior's blood?
G D G D
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
G C G C G D7 G
For me, who Him to death pursued?
D G D G C D
Amazing love! How can it be
G C Am D G
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
[Chorus]
D G
Amazing love! How can it be
Amazing love! How can it be
C G Am G D G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me
That Thou,my God,
[Verse 2]
G D G Am D7 G
He left His Father's throne a-bove,
Am D G D D
So free, so in-fi-nite His grace;
G D G D
Emptied Himself of all but love,
G C G C G D7 G
And bled for Ad-am's help-less race;
D G D G C D
'Tis mercy all, im-mence and free;
G C Am D G
For O my God it found out me.
[Chorus]
D G
Amazing love! How can it be
Amazing love! How can it be
C G Am G D G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me
That Thou,my God,
[Verse 3]
G D G Am D7 G
Long my im-prisoned spir-it lay
Am D G D
Fast bound in sin and nature's night;
G D G D
Thine eye diffused a quick-'ning ray,
G C G C G D7 G
I woke, the dun-geon flamed with light;
D G D G C D
My chains fell off, my heart was free;
G C Am D G
I rose, went forth and followed Thee.
[Chorus]
D G
Amazing love! How can it be
Amazing love! How can it be
C G Am G D G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me
That Thou,my God,
[Verse 4]
G D G Am D7 G
No condem-nation now I dread;
Am D G D
Jesus' and all in Him, is mine!
G D G D
Alive in Him, my living Head,
G C G C G D7 G
And clothed in righ-teous-ness di-vine,
D G D G C D
Bold I approach th'e-ter-nal throne,
G C Am D G
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
[Chorus]
D G
Amazing love! How can it be
Amazing love! How can it be
C G Am G D G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me
That Thou,my God,