And Can It Be That I Should Gain?
words by Charles Wesley, music by Thomas Campbell

Verse 1:

G                  Am  D      G
And can it be that I   should gain

   C   D    G      D  A7    D
An interest in the Savior's blood?

            Dsus  D7  G          D
Died He for me    who caused His pain?

    C       G      G/D   D7  G
For me, who Him to death pur-sued?

G   D      G         C   A  D
A - mazing love! How can it be

     G        C           D       G
That Thou, my God, should die for me?


Chorus:

G       D         D7     G
Amazing love! How can it be

     C        G/D  Am       G/D  D7  G
That Thou, my God, shouldst die  for me!


Verse 2:

He left His Father's throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace!
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam's helpless race!
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!

Verse 3:

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.

Verse 4:

No condemnation now I dread:
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
Bold I approach th' eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own

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