Christ Amazes With His Love
Charles Gabriel was born in 1856
Iowa. He is credited with writing
up to 8,000 hymns and songs in
his life. Some of his hymns include
His Eye is on the Sparrow, The Old
Rugged Cross & Away in a Manger.
Gabriel wrote both the words and
melody for I Stand Amazed in
the Presence. Rev Carlton Young,
editor of United Methodist Hymnal,
notes: This song of gratitude
for the atoning death of Jesus is
a personal interpretation of Luke’s
account of Jesus’ sweating blood
in the Garden of Gethsemane.
And we stand amazed at the depth
of God’s love and the way He works.
The hymn also inspired by Rom 11.
Lord, we’re Grateful and we Adore:
(Jesus) withdrew from them… and
He knelt down and prayed: Father,
if it is Your will, take this cup away
from Me; nevertheless not My will,
but Yours, be done…Being in agony,
He prayed more earnestly. Then
His sweat became like great drops
of blood falling down (Lk 22:41-44)
Frankly, I Stand Amazed at the
unfathomable complexity of God’s
wisdom and God’s knowledge.
How could man ever Understand
His Reasons for action or explain His
methods of working?(Rom11:33-34)
Lord Jesus, we enter into praise
and thanksgiving because of
Your Deep Love for each of us.
Fact that Jesus says “not My will
but Yours” shows Jesus loves
us more than He loves Himself.
Realising how much Jesus loves
us, challenges us how much
we should love Him in Gratitude.
And one day we will be in heaven
standing before our Savior, thanking
Him for His Great Love to me! Amen.
Lord, I will stop thinking that I must
understand everything You are
doing before I’m willing to accept it.
Forgive me for foolishly thinking
my plans will be better than Yours.
Forgive me for arrogantly thinking
I know more than You about the
solutions to my problems. I may
not understand Your decisions,
but I purpose to accept them.
And though I may not be able
to trace Your ways, but I will go
wherever You may lead. Amen.
I stand amazed in the presence
of Jesus the Nazarene, and
wonder how He could love me,
a sinner, condemned, unclean…
How marvelous! How wonderful
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful
is my Savior’s love for me!!
For me it was in the garden
He prayed: “Not My will, but Thine.”
He bore the burden to Calvary,
and suffered and died for me…