Intro: C/E F G C/E F G Verse One: Am7 Fmaj7 I cannot tell why He whom angels worship C/E G6 Should set His love upon the sons of men Am7 Fmaj7 Or why, as shepherd, He should seek the wanderers G F To bring them back, they know not how or when C/E Fmaj7 Am7 G But this I know, that He was born of Mary C/E F GsusF G When Bethlehem’s manger was His only home C F Am7 F And that He lived at Nazareth and labored C/E F G C/E F G And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come Verse two: I cannot tell how silently He suffered As with His peace He graced this place of tears Or how His heart upon the cross was broken The crown of pain to three and thirty years But this I know, He heals the brokenhearted And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear And lifts the burden from the heavy laden For yet the Savior, Savior of the world is here Verse three: I cannot tell how He will win the nations How He will claim His earthly heritage How satisfy the needs and aspirations Of East and West, of sinner and of sage But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory And He shall reap the harvest He has sown And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor When He the Savior, Savior of the world is known Verse four: I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship When, at His bidding, every storm is stilled Or who can say how great the jubilation When all the hearts of men with love are filled But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture And myriad, myriad human voices sing And earth to Heaven, and Heaven to earth will answer "At last the Savior, Savior of the world is king!"