MORNING MANNA 5-19-24
HOW CAN IT BE?
Avis Marguerite Burgeson (1895-1985) lived all her life in Chicago. She attended the Moody Church, and in 1917 married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. This is one, perhaps her finest, of the poems and hymns she wrote.
1
O Savior, as my eyes beholdThe wonders of Thy might untold,
The heavens in glorious light arrayed,
The vast creation Thou hast made—
And yet to think Thou lovest me—
My heart cries out, “How can it be?”
2
As at the cross I humbly bow
And gaze upon Thy thorn-crowned brow,
And view the precious bleeding form
By cruel nails so bruised and torn,
Knowing Thy suffering was for me,
In grief I cry, “How can it be?”
3
How can it be? How can it be?
Was ever grace so full and free!
From heights of bliss to depths of woe
In loving kindness Thou didst go,
From sin and shame to rescue me—
O Love Divine, How can it be?
Refrain:How can it be? How can it be?
That God should love a soul like me,
O how can it be?
Here is the answer, “.. God is love” 1 John 4:8,16
HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
