1 Amidst us our Beloved stands,
and bids us view His pierced hands;
points to the wounded feet and side,
blest emblems of the Crucified.
2 What food luxurious loads the board,
when, at His table, sits the Lord!
The cup how rich, the bread how sweet,
when Jesus deigns the guests to meet!
3 If now, with eyes defiled and dim,
we see the signs, but see not Him;
O may His love the scales displace,
and bid us see Him face to face!
4 Our former transports we recount,
when with Him in the holy mount:
these cause our souls to thirst anew
His marred but lovely face to view.
Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #377
First Line: | Amidst us our Beloved stands |
Title: | Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands |
Author: | C. H. Spurgeon (1866) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Amidst us our Beloved stands. C. H. Spurgeon. [Holy Communion.] Written for and first published in his Our Own Hymn Book. 1866. It is in one or two American collections.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)