i cannot tell why he whom angels worship should set his love upon the sons of men or why as shepherd he should seek the wanderers to bring them back they know not how or when but this i know that he was born of mary when bethlehems manger was his only home and that he lived at nazareth and laboured and so the saviour saviour of the world is come  i cannot tell how silently he suffered as with his peace he graced this place of tears or how his heart upon the cross wasbroken 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 lurkingfear and lifts the burden from the heavy laden for yet the saviour saviour of the world is here  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 splendour when he the saviour saviour of the world is known  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 saviour saviour of the world is king 