How Great the Wisdom and the Love

[1]
How great the wisdom and the love
That filled the courts on high
And sent the Savior from above
To suffer, bleed, and die!

[2]
His precious blood he freely spilt;
His life he freely gave,
A sinless sacrifice for guilt,
A dying world to save.

[3]
By strict obedience Jesus won
The prize with glory rife:
"Thy will, O God, not mine be done,"
Adorned his mortal life.

[4]
He marked the path and led the way,
And every point defines
To light and life and endless day
Where God's full presence shines.

[5]
How great, how glorious, how complete,
Redemption's grand design,
Where justice, love, and mercy meet
In harmony divine!

[6]
In memory of the broken flesh
We eat the broken bread;
And witness with the cup, afresh,
Our faith in Christ, our Head.

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