Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I cannot tell why He whom angels worship,
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Should set His love upon the sons of men,
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Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,
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To bring them back, they know not how or when.
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But this I know, that He was born of Mary
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When Bethlehem’s manger was His only home,
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And that He lived at Nazareth and labored,
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And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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I cannot tell how silently He suffered,
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As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
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Or how His heart upon the Cross was broken,
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The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
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But this I know, He heals the broken-hearted,
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And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,
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And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,
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For yet the Savior, Savior of the world, is here.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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I cannot tell how He will win the nations,
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How He will claim His earthly heritage,
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How satisfy the needs and aspirations
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Of east and west, of sinner and of sage.
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But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory,
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And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,
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And some glad day His sun will shine in splendor
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When He the Savior, Savior of the world, is known.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,
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When, at His bidding, every storm is stilled,
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Or who can say how great the jubilation
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When all the hearts of men with love are filled.
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But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture,
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And myriad, myriad human voices sing,
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And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will answer:
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At last the Savior, Savior of the world, is King.
[Outro]
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