Stanza 1:
F C7 C
Give me a sight, O Savior,
F D7 Gm
Of Thy wondrous love to me,
C7 Am F
Of the love that brought Thee down to earth,
G G7 C
To die on Calvary.
F C7
Oh, make me understand it,
C F
Help me to take it in,
F7 Bb
What it meant to Thee, the Holy One,
F C F
To bear away my sin.
Stanza 2:
F C7 C
Was it the nails, O Savior,
F D7 Gm
That bound Thee to the tree?
C7 Am F
Nay, 'twas Thine everlasting love,
G G7 C
Thy love for me, for me.
F C7
Oh, make me understand it,
C F
Help me to take it in,
F7 Bb
What it meant to Thee, the Holy One,
F C F
To bear away my sin.
Stanza 3:
F C7 C
Oh, wonder of all wonders,
F D7 Gm
That through Thy death for me,
C7 Am F
My open sins, my secret sins,
G G7 C
Can all forgiven be.
F C7
Oh, make me understand it,
C F
Help me to take it in,
F7 Bb
What it meant to Thee, the Holy One,
F C F
To bear away my sin.
Stanza 4:
F C7 C
Then melt my heart, O Savior,
F D7 Gm
Bend me, yea, break me down,
C7 Am F
Until I own Thee Conqueror,
G G7 C
And Lord and Sov'reign crown.
F C7
Oh, make me understand it,
C F
Help me to take it in,
F7 Bb
What it meant to Thee, the Holy One,
F C F
To bear away my sin.