Ancient and Modern ‎#824

824. With joy we meditate the grace

1 With joy we meditate the grace
of our High Priest above;
his heart is made of tenderness,
and ever yearns with love.

2 Touched with a sympathy within,
he knows our feeble frame;
he knows what sore temptations mean
for he has felt the same.

3 He in the days of feeble flesh
poured out his cries and tears;
and, in his measure, feels afresh
what every member bears.

4 He'll never quench the smoking flax,
but raise it to a flame;
the bruisèd reed he never breaks,
nor scorns the meanest name.

5 Then let our humble faith address
his mercy and his power:
we shall obtain delivering grace
in every needful hour.

Text Information

• First Line: With joy we meditate the grace
• Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 4:15-16
  ;
  Hebrews 5:7
• Topic: Jesus: compassion; Jesus: priesthood; Jesus: temptations; Temptation

Tune Information

• Name: ARDEN
• Composer: George Thalben-Ball (1896--1987)
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.