A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship ‎#80

80. The life of Christ a pattern for Christians

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
I read my duty in thy word;
But in thy life the law appears
Drawn out in living characters.

2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal,
Such def'rence to thy Father's will,
Thy love and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witness'd the fervor of thy pray'r;
The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict and thy vict'ry too!

4 Be thou my pattern; let me bear
More of thy gracious image here.
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Amongst the foll'wers of the Lamb.

Text Information

• First Line: My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
• Title: The life of Christ a pattern for Christians
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1845
• Topic: Christ: His Mission and Works; Christ: His Life and Example

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