American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#253

253. Jesus, My Lord, How Rich Thy Grace

1 Jesus, my Lord, how rich Thy grace,
Thy bounties how complete!
How shall I count the matchless sum,
How pay the mighty debt?

2 High on a throne of radiant light,
Dost Thou exalted shine:
What can my poverty bestow,
When all the worlds are Thine?

3 But Thou hast brethren here below,
The partners of Thy grace,
And wilt confess their humble names
Before Thy Father’s face.

4 In them Thou may'st be clothed and fed,
And visited and cheered;
And in their accents of distress
My Savior’s voice is heard.

5 Thy face, with rev'rence and with love,
We in Thy poor would see;
O let us rather beg our bread
Than keep it back from Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, my Lord, how rich Thy grace
• Title: Jesus, My Lord, How Rich Thy Grace
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Giving; The Christian Church: Inner Missions
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BEATITUDO
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1874)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.