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1 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay,
What were His works, from day to day,
But miracles of power and grace,
Which spread salvation through our race?
2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view
Thy pattern, and Thy steps pursue:
Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done,
Be witness'd by each rolling sun.
3 That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives;
Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
Creation's blot, creation's blank.
4 But he who marks from day to day
In gen'rous acts his radiant way,
Treads the same path the Saviour trod,
The path to glory and to God.
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First Line: | When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1870 |
Topic: | Benevolence; Charity; Christians: their life and experience(3 more...) |
Notes: | Author from index: Gibbons |