Jesus Came Down My Ransom to Be

Jesus came down my ransom to be;
O it was wonderful love!
For out of the Father’s heart He came,
To die me for me on a cross of shame,
And from sin’s bondage to reclaim;
O it was wonderful love!

Refrain

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful love,
Coming to me from Heaven above,
Filling me, thrilling me through and through;
O it was wonderful love!

Clear to faith’s vision the cross reveals
Beautiful actions of love;
And all that by grace e’en I may be
When saved, to serve Him eternally.
He came, He died, for you and me;
O it was wonderful love!

Refrain

His death’s a claim, His love has a plea;
O it is wonderful love!
Ungrateful was I to slight Thy call,
But, Lord, now I come, before Thee fall,
I give myself, I give up all,
All for Thy wonderful love.

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Author: Unknown

No clear attribution found in common hymnals or databases for this specific text. The style and language suggest an early 20th-century gospel song writer, but without a composer's name or copyright line it must be listed as Unknown. Alternate attributions sometimes link similar 'wonderful love' refrains to authors like A. H. Ackley or Chas. H. Gabriel, but they do not match this exact lyric.