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When to the earth the Saviour came
No angel form he wore;
But took for us the human frame
And all its weakness bore.
He would not boast of royal birth
Nor earthly riches seek;
But was a stranger on the earth,
Unknown, despised, and meek.
Many though thankless, proud, and bad,
Were rich and amply fed;
The Son of man no comforts had,
Nor where to lay his head.
Each day the bread which he obtained,
Was by his followers given,
And casual charity sustained
The Lord of earth and heaven.
When placed with his disciple round
The paschal meal to eat,
He rose and kneeling on the ground,
He humbly washed their feet.
All Jewish hate, all Gentile scorn,
Were met with answers mild;
And all their taunts were meekly borne
As by a little child.
At length, between two felons placed,
Who hung on either side,
And with abhorred blasphemers classed,
He bowed his head and died.
But first they heard his bitter cry,
When bleeding on the tree,
“My God, my God and Father, why
Hast thou forsaken me?”
From childhood to his dying breath
He did himself abase;
And taught us in his life and death
To take the lowest place.
We must not wish for pomp or state,
But duteous toil endure,
Nor must we labour to be great
Since he became so poor.
Let us our sinful pride remove,
View life as Jesus viewed;
Grow on in lowliness and love
And labour to do good.
Thus let us take the lowest place
As taught by him to do;
And he will bless us by his grace
And bring to glory too.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1853 | # 646 |
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ST. FULBERT
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1849
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 108 | D | | # 205 | D | | # 8 | D | | # 189 | D | | # 48 | E | | # 1010 | E | | # 604 | E | | # 125 | E | | # 628 | Eb | | # 306 | Eb | | # 816.2 | No key |
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