The Hymnal ‎#497

497. My Master was so very poor

1 My Master was so very poor,
A manger was His cradling place;
So very rich my Master was,
Kings came from far to gain His grace.

2 My Master was so very poor,
And with the poor He broke the bread;
So very rich my Master was
That multitudes by Him were fed.

3 My Master was so very poor,
They nailed Him naked to a cross;
So very rich my Master was
He gave His all and knew no loss.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My Master was so very poor
• Author: Harry Lee
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Atonement; Christ: Beauty of; Christ: Love of; Christ: Master; Orisons

Tune Information

• Name: MY MASTER
• Composer: Karl P. Harrington (1927)
• Meter: L. M.
• Incipit: 36532 12321 21612
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Music copyright, 1927, by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.