1 O daughters blest of Galilee,
With Jesus chose ye well to be,
Thrice happy holy company!
2 O joy, to see that Master dear!
O joy, to live with Him so near!
O joy, that gentle voice to hear!
3 O more than joy, to that dear Lord,
In purest, deepest love adored,
All lowly service to afford!
4 Yea, happy was your lot to bring,
In loyal homage to your King,
Each free and gracious offering.
5 O Jesus, throned above the height,
Adoring troops of angels bright
Wait on Thy bidding day and night:
6 Thy sacred form we cannot see,
Yet, Lord, these hands may render Thee,
Each lowly act of charity.
7 For while 'mid want and woe we move,
And tend Thy poor in gentle love,
We minister to Thee above.
8 O gracious Jesus, we confess
Our poor cold love, our nothingness:
Yet Thou wilt own, and Thou wilt bless.
Amen.
The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895
William W. How (b. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, 1823; d. Leenane, County Mayo, Ireland, 1897) studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and Durham University and was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. He served various congregations and became Suffragan Bishop in east London in 1879 and Bishop of Wakefield in 1888. Called both the "poor man's bishop" and "the children's bishop," How was known for his work among the destitute in the London slums and among the factory workers in west Yorkshire. He wrote a number of theological works about controversies surrounding the Oxford Movement and attempted to reconcile biblical creation with the theory of evolution. He was joint editor of Psalms and Hymns (1854) and Church Hymns (1871). While rec… Go to person page >
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