The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#303

303. When, like a stranger on our sphere

1 When, like a stranger on our sphere,
The lowly Jesus wandered here,
Where'er he went, affliction fled,
And sickness reared her fainting head.

2 The eye that rolled in irksome night,
Beheld his face--for God is light;
The opening ear, the loosened tongue,
His precepts heard, his praises sung.

3 With bounding steps the halt and lame,
To hail their great Deliverer came;
O'er the cold grave he bowed his head,
He spake the word, and raised the dead.

4 Despairing madness, dark and wild,
In his inspiring presence smiled;
The storm of horror ceased to roll,
The reason lighted up the soul.

5 Through paths of loving-kindness led,
Where Jesus triumphed, we would tread;
To all with willing hands dispense
The gifts of our benevolence.

Text Information

• First Line: When, like a stranger on our sphere
• Author: James Montgomery
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Life and Character
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ROCKINGHAM
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #64, 542, or 23.