Words and music by Haldor Lillenas
This hymn is a standard in hymnals all over the world.
It should be played briskly and triumphantly with joy.
The chorus is broken up into two parts. Typically the
Ladies will sing the top part and the men the bottom.
[verse 1]
G C G
Wonderful grace of Je - sus,
D G B7
Greater than all my sin;
Em B7 Esus Em
How shall my tongue de - scribe it,
D A D D7
Where shall its praise be - gin?
G C2 G
Tak - ing a - way my bur - den,
G7 C
Setting my spirit free,
C7 G A7 D7 D G
For the wonderful grace of Je - sus rea - ches me.
[chorus]
G D
Wonderful the matchless grace,
Wonderful the matchless grace
D7
the matchless grace of Jesus
of Je - sus,
G D7
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea,the rolling sea;
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
D
Won – der - ful
Higher than the moun - tain,
G
grace, all suf -
sparkling like a foun - tain,
D A D7
- fi - cient grace for me, for even me.
All sufficient grace for even me.
G D D7
Broader than the scope of my trans – gres - sions,
Broader than the scope of my trans - gressions, sing it!
G C
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
Greater far than all my sin and shame, my sin and shame;
C2 G C G D G
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
[verse 2]
G C G
Wonderful grace of Je - sus,
D G B7
Reaching to all the lost,
Em B7 Esus Em
By it I have been par - doned,
D A D D7
Saved to the ut - ter - most.
G C2 G
Chains have been torn a – sun - der,
G7 C
Giving me liber - ty,
C7 G A7 D7 D G
And the wonderful grace of Je – sus rea - ches me.
[chorus]
G D
Wonderful the matchless grace,
Wonderful the matchless grace
D7
the matchless grace of Jesus
of Je - sus,
G D7
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea,the rolling sea;
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
D
Won – der - ful
Higher than the moun - tain,
G
grace, all suf -
sparkling like a foun - tain,
D A D7
- fi - cient grace for me, for even me.
All sufficient grace for even me.
G D D7
Broader than the scope of my trans – gres - sions,
Broader than the scope of my trans - gressions, sing it!
G C
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
Greater far than all my sin and shame, my sin and shame;
C2 G C G D G
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
[verse 3]
G C G
Wonderful grace of Je - sus,
D G B7
Reaching the most de - filed,
Em B7 Esus Em
By its trans – form – ing pow - er
D A D D7
Mak - ing him God's dear child,
G C2 G
Pur – chasing peace and hea - ven
G7 C
For all e – terni - ty-
C7 G A7 D7 D G
And the wonderful grace of Je – sus rea - ches me.
[chorus]
G D
Wonderful the matchless grace,
Wonderful the matchless grace
D7
the matchless grace of Jesus
of Je - sus,
G D7
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea,the rolling sea;
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
D
Won – der - ful
Higher than the moun - tain,
G
grace, all suf -
sparkling like a foun - tain,
D A D7
- fi - cient grace for me, for even me.
All sufficient grace for even me.
G D D7
Broader than the scope of my trans – gres - sions,
Broader than the scope of my trans - gressions, sing it!
G C
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
Greater far than all my sin and shame, my sin and shame;
C2 G C G D G
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, Praise His name!
