The Hymnal ‎#494

494. Where cross the crowded ways of life

Where cross the crowded ways of life,
Where sound the cries of race and clan,
Above the noise of selfish strife,
We hear thy voice, O Son of man.

In haunts of wretchedness and need,
On shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
From paths where hide the lures of greed,
We catch the vision of thy tears.

From tender childhood's helplessness,
From woman's grief, man's burdened toil,
From famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
Thy heart hath never known recoil.

The cup of water given for thee
Stills holds the freshness of thy grace;
Yet long these multitudes to see
The sweet compassion of thy face.

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O Master, from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again;

Till sons of men shall learn thy love,
And follow where thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from thy heaven above,
Shall come the City of our God.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Where cross the crowded ways of life
• Author: Frank Mason North (1905)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Missions; Brotherhood and Service

Tune Information

• Name: GARDINER
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 51712 56711 76377
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: William Gardiner Sacred Melodies, 1815