I stand amazed in the presence

I stand amazed in the presence. Charles Hutchinson Gabriel* (1856-1932). First published in Praises, edited by Edwin O. Excell* (Chicago, 1905), one of the many collections pouring from the Chicago evangelical presses in the early years of the 20th century. Although it does not have one of Gabriel’s ringing choruses, it has lasted well, and is found in many books including editions of the Baptist Hymnal (1956, 1975, 1991, 2008) and UMH. In an early form, the text was as follows: I stand amazed in the presence  Of Jesus, the Nazarene,And wonder how He could love me,  A sinner, condemn’d, unclean. Refrain: How marvelous! how wonderful!  And my song shall ever be:How marvelous, How wonderful,...