The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8533

8533. My Heart, So Like The Manger Lowly

1 O wondrous grace! for guilty men
Was Jesus born in Bethlehem;
He laid aside His majesty,
And came to earth a man to be.

Refrain:
My heart, so like the manger lowly,
Is all unworthy, Lord, for Thee;
Yet, as Thy home, by grace made holy,
My heart forevermore shall be.

2 Men knew not in such humble form,
Their Lord to save in love had come;
Almost unheeded was the birth
Of our Redeemer on the earth. [Refrain]

3 Tho’ He was rich, freely He gave
Up all, that He the lost might save;
Love, from the manger to the cross,
Made Him in gladness suffer loss. [Refrain]

4 I love the Lord for stooping so,
I’m glad that He did ever go
Thro’ human life in human form,
And even shared with man His tomb. [Refrain]

5 Like to the Lord, oh, may I be!
Like Him in His humility;
With love like His, to live alone,
To serve and bless the needy one. [Refrain]

6 O let the song of praise ascend
To Jesus, who so low did bend;
Tell out the love that moved His heart,
That led Him e’en with life to part. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O wondrous grace! for guilty men
• Title: My Heart, So Like The Manger Lowly
• Author: Anonymous
• Refrain First Line: My heart, so like the manger lowly
• Language: English
• Source: Salvation Army Songs and Music, Vol 1, by Evangeline Booth (New York: Salvation Army, 1917)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O wondrous grace! for guilty men]
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1918)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Salvation Army Songs and Music, Vol 1, by Evangeline Booth (New York: Salvation Army, 1917)
• Copyright: Public Domain