Author: Robert Grant; Thomas Cotterill Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 73 hymnals Matching Instances: 4 Lyrics: 1. By Thy birth and by Thy tears,
By Thy human griefs and fears,
By Thy conflict in the hour
Of the subtle tempter’s power;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.
2. By the tenderness that wept
O’er the grave where Lazarus slept;
By the bitter tears that flowed
Over Salem’ s lost abode,
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.
3. By Thy lonely hour of prayer,
By Thy fearful conflict there,
By Thy cross and dying cries,
By the one great sacrifice;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.
4. By Thy triumph o’er the grave,
By Thy power the lost to save,
By Thy high, majestic throne,
By the empire all Thine own;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die. Used With Tune: REDHEAD Text Sources: Christian Observer, 1815 (original title: "Savior, When in Dust to Thee")
By Thy Birth and by Thy Tears