Welcome!  Hymns have been and continue to be a real source of inspiration to me.  My desire in this blog is to share special hymns with my readers hoping that the words will minister to them, especially in times of great personal need.  If one of these hymns ministers to you, please take time to leave a comment so that I know that my blog is helping others as much as it helps me. Sometimes I will also provide a link where you can go to hear the hymn played.  So, please join me here each week and sing along as we praise God together.

Sunday, June 23, 2019

MORE THAN WONDERFUL



         "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! "  (2 Corinthians 9:15)   How does one explain the gift of Jesus?   He's the Savior of the world, the Lamb of God, the Wonderful Counselor, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.  I am told that the Bible uses more than 300 names and titles to describe Him. But Jesus is more than can be contained in His names and titles.   Charles Spurgeon confessed, "I know my words cannot honor Him according to His merits. I wish they could.  Indeed, I grow less and less satisfied with my thoughts and language concerning Him.  He is too glorious for my feeble language to describe Him.  If I could speak with the tongues of men and of angels, I could not speak worthy of Him.  If I could borrow all the harmonies of heaven and enlist every harp and song of the glorified, yet were not the music sweet enough for His praises."   And to that I say "Amen"!  Over the years many hymn writers have attempted to find words to describe Him.  One of the most common attempts has been to use the word "Wonderful".  And yet even that description falls way short.  Lanny Wolfe, a more contemporary writer, penned his description as "More Than Wonderful". This powerful ballad is pure praise to the Lord as He is more than wonderful to us!  His love for us is beyond our comprehension. He is greater than anything we will ever know on this earth. That is a powerful truth.  This song has been recorded by several artists over the years, most notably by Larnelle Harris and Sandi Patty, whose performance earned writer Lanny Wolfe a Grammy Award.  I would encourage you to sing and claim these words throughout this week as you worship and praise the risen and soon coming King of Kings!  He is more than wonderful, more than miraculous, more than amazing, and more than anything this world could ever offer. This is what Jesus is to me!


1.     He promised us that He would be a counselor
A Mighty God and the Prince of Peace
He promised us that He would be a Father
And that He would love us with a love that would not cease
Well, I tried Him and I found His promises are true
He's everything He said that He would be
The finest words I know could not begin to tell
Just what Jesus really means to me

[Chorus]
For He's more wonderful than my mind can conceive
He's more wonderful than my heart can believe
He goes beyond my highest hopes and fondest dreams
He's everything that my soul ever longed for
Everything He's promised and so much more
More than amazing, more than marvelous
More than miraculous could ever be
He's more than wonderful, that's what Jesus is to me

I2.      stand amazed when I think that the King of glory
Should come to dwell within the heart of man
I marvel just to know He really loves me
When I think of who He is, and who I am

[Chorus]
For He's more wonderful than my mind can conceive
He's more wonderful than my heart can believe
He goes beyond my highest hopes and fondest dreams
He's everything that my soul ever longed for
Everything He's promised and so much more
More than amazing, more than marvelous
More than miraculous could ever be
He's more than wonderful, that's what Jesus is to me

Listen to it here   MORE THAN
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