Adventist Pioneer Library

Christ — Sufferings and Death

O, loving wisdom of our God!

  • No. 329
  • Words John H. Newman.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O, loving wisdom of our God!When all was sin and shame,A second Adam to the fightAnd to the rescue came.

2

O, wisest love! that flesh and bloodWhich did in Adam fail,Should strive afresh against the foe,Should strive and should prevail!

3

O, generous love!—that he who smoteIn Man for man the foe,The double agony in ManFor man should undergo!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «329» (large) in the right column of p. 108, below hymn 328, with the reference line «175, 201, 476.» (italic) beside it; «John H. Newman.» in italics after stanza 3. The word «LOVING» of the first line is set in small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» («God !», «love !», «prevail !», «undergo !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals («In Man for man», «agony in Man») are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like its reference tunes).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Sufferings and Death · No. 329 · printed page 108
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01