I Cannot Tell | Songs and Everlasting Joy

This hymn, in my experience, is underrated. It has a well known tune, the name of which I will not mention, that causes it to be sung less than it should. The lyrics that W. Y. Fullerton put with the well known tune are simply beautiful. They are expressive and meaningful. They tell the beautiful story of Jesus and His incredible gift for whomever will accept it. It's a concept that humans struggle to comprehend. Like the writer says - "I cannot tell..."

One of the lines that stands out to me is "I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship when at His bidding every storm is stilled." What a thought! How indeed can we worship such a God? Who are we to even attempt such a thing? But this I know, He heals the broken hearted, all flesh shall see His glory, the skies shall sound His praises. Ten thousand thousand human voices sing! What a scene!

May God bless you all as we move through this holiday period. I have not done a series this time relating to the death and resurrection of Jesus, but there is a playlist from previous years, if you want to listen to hymns about that topic. Jesus' Sacrifice for You -    • Near the Cross | Songs and Everlasting Joy  

I Cannot Tell

Verse 1
I cannot tell why He whom angels worship
Should set His love upon the souls of men,
Or why as Shepherd He should seek the wanderers,
To bring them back, they know not
how nor when.
But this I know, that He was born of Mary
When Bethlehem’s manger was His only home,
And that He lived at Nazareth and laboured;
And so the Saviour, Saviour of the world, has come.

Verse 2
I cannot tell how silently He suffered
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
Nor how His heart upon the cross was broken,
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
But this I know He heals the broken hearted
And stays our sin and calms our lurking fear,
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden;
For still the Saviour, Saviour of the world, is here.

Verse 3
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 will shine in splendour
When He the Saviour, Saviour, of the world, is known.

Verse 4
I cannot tell how all lands shall worship,
When at His biding every storm is stilled,
Or who can say how great the jubilation
When all our hearts with love for Him are filled.
But this I know the skies shall sound His praises,
Ten thousand thousand human voices sing,
And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth will answer,
At last the Saviour, Saviour of the world, is King!