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Text:Lord, Jesus, when we stand afar
Author:William W. How
Tune:CRUX BEATA
Composer:Edward Miller

253. Lord, Jesus, when we stand afar

1 Lord, Jesus, when we stand afar,
And gaze upon Thy holy cross,
In love of Thee, and scorn of self,
O may we count the world as loss.

2 When we behold Thy bleeding wounds,
And the rough way that Thou hast trod,
Make us to hate the load of sin
That lay so heavy on our God.

3 O holy Lord, uplifted high,
With outstretched arms, in mortal woe
Embracing in Thy wondrous love
The sinful world that lies below;

4 Give us an ever-living faith
To gaze beyond the things we see:
And in the mystery of Thy death
Draw us and all men unto Thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, Jesus, when we stand afar
Author: William W. How (1854)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: Christ: Burden Bearer; Christ: Praise to; Cross: of Christ (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: CRUX BEATA
Composer: Edward Miller
Meter: L. M.



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