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Text:Jesus, and didst thou leave the sky
Author:Anne Steele
Tune:DOWNS
Composer:Lowell Mason

443. Jesus, and didst thou leave the sky

1 Jesus, and didst thou leave the sky,
To bear our griefs and woes?
And didst thou bleed, and groan and die,
For thy rebellious foes?

2 Well might the heavens with wonder view
A love so strange as thine!
No thought of angels ever knew
Compassion so divine!

3 Is there a heart that will not bend
To thy divine control?
Descend, O sovereign love, descend,
And melt that stubborn soul!

4 O, may our willing hearts confess
Thy sweet, thy gentle sway!
Glad captives of thy matchless grace,
Thy righteous rule obey.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, and didst thou leave the sky
Author: Anne Steele
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance
Tune Information
Name: DOWNS
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: C. M.
Key: E♭ Major


Tune Information:

Alternate tunes: #546, 117, or 581.


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