The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10315

10315. He Who On Earth As Man Was Known

1 He who on earth as man was known,
And bore our sins and pains;
Now, seated on th’eternal throne,
The God of glory reigns.

2 His hands the wheels of nature guide
With an unerring skill;
And countless worlds extended wide,
Obey His sovereign will.

3 While harps unnumbered sound His praise,
In yonder world above;
His saints on earth admire His ways,
And glory in His love.

4 His righteousness, to faith revealed,
Wrought out for guilty worms,
Affords a hiding place and shield,
From enemies and storms.

5 This land, through which His pilgrims go,
Is desolate and dry;
But streams of grace from Him o’erflow
Their thirst to satisfy.

6 When troubles, like a burning sun,
Beat heavy on their head;
To this almighty Rock they run,
And find a pleasing shade.

7 How glorious He! how happy they
In such a glorious friend!
Whose love secures them all the way,
And crowns them at the end.

Text Information

• First Line: He who on earth as man was known
• Title: He Who On Earth As Man Was Known
• Author: John Newton
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: Public Domain