Wonderful Wonder

High and holy is the hand

Beneath which mankind bows

Though we may never understand

What perfect love allows

The gate to Eden sealed its bliss

At that first mortal sin

Its curse remains; we bear witness

Of evil’s sorrowing

But love will never be out-done

Though trials come and go

Because of love God sent His Son

To earth so long ago

His high and holy visage wept

To know our hopeless plight

And to the earth He gave His best

On that first Christmas night

And though the evil ages roll

And we cry ‘where is hope?’

His high and holy hands control

Beyond our meager scope

He did not leave us to our guilt

Wallowing helplessly

On Calvary His blood was spilt

For all humanity

And perfect love broke Satan’s curse

We are not doomed for aye

The Master of the universe

Has washed our guilt away

His high and holy hands were pierced

For our iniquity

The Lamb was meek, the Lion fierce

With love that sets us free

On that first Christmas long ago

Christ came from God above

So even now mankind may know

The wonder of His love

© Janet Martin