Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#118

118. What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone

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.

Text Information

• 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; Forbearance; Forgiveness: Of Offences; Fruits of the Spirit: meekness and humility; Gentleness; Imitiation: of Christ; Likeness to God and Christ; Christ our Pattern
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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