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  1. I’ll begin by saying that the text for “And Can It Be” is a soul-wrenching, beautifully poetic confession by Charles Wesley. It express one of the immutable truths of Christianity: The love God demonstrated in the sacrificial death of Jesus is beyond our comprehension. The heart of the lyric is summed up in this familiar line….

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  2. Amazing love! how can it be That Thou, my God, should die for me? Refrain: Amazing love! how can it be That Thou, my God, should die for me! 2 'Tis mystery all! Th'Immortal dies! Who can explore His strange design? In vain the firstborn seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine! 'Tis mercy all! let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no ...

  3. Soon after this conversion experience, he wrote two hymns in celebration of the "amazing love" he had come to know: "And Can It Be that I Should Gain" and "Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin?" ( United Methodist Hymnal , 342) There has been some debate as to which hymn was written first, but most current scholarship accepts the latter as the ...

  4. Feb 16, 2012 · And Can It Be That I Should Gain (Amazing Love) Charles Wesley (1738) And can it be that I should gain. An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die ...

  5. Jun 7, 2023 · Hymn Guide: And Can It Be. By Peter Johnston. Charles Wesley was an Anglican Priest and itinerant preacher who wrote around 6500 hymns in his life. One of the first and best was “And Can It Be.”. Likely written shortly after his evangelical conversion in May 1738, it reflects a personal relationship with Jesus through the experience of ...

  6. Sep 14, 2019 · The Story of Amazing Love (And Can It Be)"The hymn that we know as Amazing Love or And Can It Be was written by the prolific hymn composer Charles Wesley. I ...

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  8. Long my imprisoned spirit lay. Fast bound in sin and nature’s night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray, I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. 5.

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