Hymn
The Unspeakable Gift
Happy the man who finds the grace,
The blessing of God’s chosen race;
The wisdom coming from above,
The faith that sweetly works by love!
Happy beyond description, he,
Who knows "the Savior dy'd for me,"
The gift unspeakable obtains,
And heavenly understanding gains.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her flowry paths are peace;
Wisdom to silver we prefer:
And gold is dross comapr'd with her.
He finds, who wisdom apprehends,
A life begun that never ends;
The tree of life divine she is,
Set in the midst of paradise.
Happy the man who wisdom gains.
In whose obedient heart she reigns;
He owns, and will forever own.
Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven are one.
The Unspeakable Gift — Text from A Selection of Hymns, 1792. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-unspeakable-gift
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Unspeakable Gift?
The words of The Unspeakable Gift were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1792. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Come, Thou long expected Jesus and Spirit of Faith, Come Down.
Is The Unspeakable Gift public domain?
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What is the metre of The Unspeakable Gift?
The Unspeakable Gift is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Lord our Righteousness, Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation and My God, And Is Thy Table Spread.