A Selection of Hymns ‎#CLXVI

CLXVI. Our Example

1 And is the gospel, peace and love?
Such let our conversation be:
The serpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek simplicity.

2 Whene'er the angry passions rise,
And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife,
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,
Bright pattern of the Christian life!

3 O how benevolent and kind!
How mild! how ready to forgive!
Be this the temper of our mind,
And these the rules by which we live.

4 To do his heavenly Father's will,
Was his employment and delight;
Humility and holy zeal
Shone thro' his life divinely bright!

5 Dispensing good where'er he came,
The labors of his life were love;
O, if we love the Savior's name,
Let his divine example move.

6 But ah how blind! how weak we are!
How frail! how apt to turn aside!
Lord, we depend upon thy care,
And ask thy spirit for our guide.

7 Thy fair example may we trace,
To teach us what we ought to be;
Make us by thy transforming grace,
Dear Savior, daily more like thee.

Text Information

• First Line: And is the gospel peace and love?
• Title: Our Example
• Author: Steele
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: Characters and Representations of Christ: Our Example; Benevolence a duty and pleasure; Christ: Example; Example of Christ
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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