1 If all in this city whose souls are astray,
Would yield to the blessed Redeemer today,
And follow him closely whatever the way,
What a wonderful place it would be.
What a wonderful place it would be,
What a wonderful place it would be;
With every soul under Jesus’ control,
What a wonderful place it would be.
2 If all of this nation today would begin
To weary of wearing the fetters of sin,
And open their hearts for the Lord to come in,
What a wonderful land it would be.
What a wonderful land it would be,
What a wonderful land it would be;
With every soul under Jesus’ control,
What a wonderful land it would be.
3 If every sinner one earth would believe
That none but the Savior salvation could give;
If all would this wonderful blessing receive,
What a wonderful world it would be.
What a wonderful world it would be,
What a wonderful world it would be;
With every soul under Jesus’ control,
What a wonderful world it would be.
Source: Songs of Revival Power #27
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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