1 What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone
Around Thy steps below!
What patient love was seen in all
Thy life and death of woe!
2 For, ever on Thy burden'd heart
A weight of sorrow hung;
Yet no ungentle, murm'ring word
Escaped Thy silent tongue.
3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile,
Thy friends unfaithful prove;
Unwearied in forgiveness still,
Thy heart could only love.
4 Oh, give us hearts to love like Thee!
Like Thee, O Lord, to grieve
Far more for others' sin than all
The wrongs that we receive.
5 One with Thyself, may ev'ry eye
In us, Thy brethren, see
That gentleness and grace that spring
From union, Lord, with Thee.
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First Line: | What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1870 |
Topic: | Christ: a Pattern; Example: of Christ; Following Christ(7 more...) |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |