Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#211

211. Who is this, so weak and helpless

1 Who is this, so weak and helpless,
Child of lowly Hebrew maid,
Rudely in a stable sheltered,
Coldly in a manger laid?
'Tis the Lord of all creation,
Who this wondrous path hath trod;
He is God from everlasting,
And to everlasting God.

2 Who is this,--a Man of Sorrows,
Walking sadly life's hard way,
Homeless, weary, sighing, weeping
Over sin and Satan's sway?
'Tis our God, our glorious Saviour,
Who above the starry sky
Now for us a place prepareth
Where no tear can dim the eye.

3 Who is this?--behold Him shedding
Drops of blood upon the ground?
Who is this,--despised, rejected,
Mocked, insulted, beaten, bound?
'Tis our God, who gifts and graces
Poureth on His Church below,
Now, in royal might victorious,
Triumphing o'er every foe.

4 Who is this that hangeth dying
While the rude world scoffs and scorns,
Numbered with the malefactors,
Torn with nails, and crowned with thorns?
'Tis the God who ever liveth
'Mid the shining ones on high,
In the glorious golden city
Reigning everlastingly.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Who is this, so weak and helpless
• Author: William W. How (1867)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Advent; Christ: First Advent; Christ: Childhood of; Christ: Humanity of; Christ: Man of Sorrows; Christ: Savior; Christ: Son of God; Christ: Son of Man; Humanity of Christ
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: AUTUMN
• Composer: François H. Barthélémon (François H. Barthélémon)
• Meter: 8s, 7s D.
• Notes: Public Domain.