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<h2>I CANNOT TELL</h2>
<p align="center"><h3>&#8220;[He] took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.&#8221; Philippians 2:7</h3></p>
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<p><em>Words:</em> William Young Fullerton (1857-1932).</p>
<p><em>Music:</em> &#8220;Londonderry,&#8221; traditional Irish melody </p><p><table><tr><td><a href="./hymns/hymns_mid/mid_l_londondr.mid" target = "_blank"><img border=0 src="./hymns/hymns_img/notes.gif"><br><b>Play MIDI</b></a></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/score_info.html" target = "_blank"><b>Link to obtain<br>musical score info</b></a></td></tr></table></p>
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<p>I cannot tell why He Whom angels worship,<br>
Should set His love upon the sons of men,<br>
Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,<br>
To bring them back, they know not how or when.<br>
But this I know, that He was born of Mary<br>
When Bethlehem&#8217;s manger was His only home,<br>
And that He lived at Nazareth and labored,<br>
And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.</p>
<p>I cannot tell how silently He suffered,<br>
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,<br>
Or how His heart upon the cross was broken,<br>
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.<br>
But this I know, He heals the brokenhearted,<br>
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,<br>
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,<br>
For yet the Savior, Savior of the world is here.</p>
<p>I cannot tell how He will win the nations,<br>
How He will claim His earthly heritage,<br>
How satisfy the needs and aspirations<br>
Of East and West, of sinner and of sage.<br>
But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory,<br>
And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,<br>
And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor<br>
When He the Savior, Savior of the world is known.</p>
<p>I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,<br>
When, at His bidding, every storm is stilled,<br>
Or who can say how great the jubilation<br>
When all the hearts of men with love are filled.<br>
But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture,<br>
And myriad, myriad human voices sing,<br>
And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will answer:<br>
At last the Savior, Savior of the world is King!</p>
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