The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns ‎#CCLXXVI

CCLXXVI. Who hath despsised the Day of small Things?

1 The Lord that made both Heav'n and Earth,
And was himself made Man,
Lay in the Womb before his Birth,
Contracted to a Span:

2 Matur'd by Time 'till forth he came,
A Babe like others seen;
As small in Size, and weak of Frame,
As Babes have always been.

3 From thence he grew an Infant mild,
By fair and due Degrees;
And them became a bigger child,
And fat on Mary's Knees.

4 At first held up for want of Strength,
In Time alone he ran;
Then grew a Boy; a Lad at Length
A Youth; at last a Man.

5 Behold from what beginnings small!
Our great Salvation rose!
The Strength of God is own'd by all;
But who his Weakness knows?

6 Thus Souls that would to Heav'n attain,
Must Jacob's Ladder climb;
And Step by Step the Summit gain,
In Measure and in Time.

7 Let not the Strong the Weak despise;
Their Faith, tho small, is true;
Tho' low they seem in others Eyes;
Their Sav'our seem'd so too.

8 Nor meanly of the Tempted think;
For, oh what tongue can tell,
How low the Lord of Life must sink,
Before he vanquish'd Hell!

9 The least Believer is a Saint,
And if our Growth be slow,
We should not therefore tire and faint,
Since Christ himself could grow.

10 As in the Days of Flesh he grew,
In knowledge, Stature, Grace,
So in the Soul that's born anew,
He keeps a gradual Pace.

11 No less Almighty at his Birth,
Than on his Throne Supreme:
His Shoulders help up Heav'n and Earth,
When Mary held up him.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord that made both heaven and earth
• Title: Who hath despsised the Day of small Things?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Zechariah 4:10
• Topic: Life of Christ, Characters and Representations

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