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Text:When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay

131. When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay

1 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay,
What were His works, from day to day,
But miracles of pow'r and grace,
That spread salvation thro' our race?

2 Teach us, O Lord! to keep in view
Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue;
Let alms bestowed, let kindness done,
Be witnessed by each rolling sun.

3 That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives,
Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
Creation's blot, creation's blank.

4 But he, who marks from day to day
In generous acts his radiant way,
Treads the same path his Saviour trod,
The path to glory and to God.

Text Information
First Line: When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1814
Topic: Example of Christ
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