The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns ‎#CCCXXXVI

CCCXXXVI. CHRIST'S Compassion to the Weak and Tempted

1 With Joy we meditate the Grace
Of our High Priest above;
His Heart is made of Tenderness,
His Bowels melt with LOVE.

2 Touch'd with a Sympathy within,
He knows our feeble Frame;
He knows what sore Temptations mean,
For he has felt the same.

3 But spotless, Innocent, and Pure,
The great Redeemer stood,
While Satan's fiery Darts he bore,
And did resist to Blood.

4 He in the Days of feeble Flesh
Pour'd out his Cries and Tears,
And in his Measure feels afresh
What ev'ry Member bears.

[5 He'll never quench the smoking Flax,
But raise it to a Flame;
The bruised Reed he never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest Name.]

6 Then let our humble Faith address;
His Mercy and his Pow'r;
We shall obtain deliv'ring Grace
In the distressing Hour.

Text Information

• First Line: With Joy we meditate the Grace
• Title: CHRIST'S Compassion to the Weak and Tempted
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Topic: Life of Christ, Characters and Representations
• Notes: Public Domain.

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