4754. O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth

1. O could I speak the matchless worth,
O could I sound the glories forth which in my Savior shine!
I’d sing His glorious righteousness, and magnify the wondrous grace
Which made salvation mine, which made salvation mine.

2. I’d sing the precious blood He spilt,
My ransom from the dreadful guilt of sin, and wrath divine;
I’d sing His glorious righteousness, in which all perfect, heavenly dress
My soul shall ever shine, my soul shall ever shine.

3. I’d sing the characters He bears,
And all the forms of love He wears, exalted on His throne;
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days
Make all His glories known, make all His glories known.

4. Soon, the delightful day will come
When my dear Lord will bring me home, and I shall see His face;
Then with my Savior, Brother, Friend, a blessèd eternity I’ll spend,
Triumphant in His grace, triumphant in His grace.

The original first verse:

1. Oh could I speak the matchless worth,
Oh could I sound the glories forth,
Which in my Saviour shine!
I’d soar, and touch the heavenly strings
And vie with Gabriel while he sings
In notes almost divine.

Text Information
First Line: O could I speak the matchless worth
Title: O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth
Author: Samuel Medley (1789)
Meter: 88.68.86
Language: English
Source: Principally Drawn from Select Passages of the Word of God, 1789 (enlarged edition, 1794); First appeared in Hymns: The Public Worship and Private Devotions of True Christians, Assisted in some Thoughts and Verses
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ARIEL
Composer: Wolfgang A. Mozart
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1836)
Meter: 88.68.86
Incipit: 55333 11171 33223
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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