Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal 389. When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal‎#389

390

Text:

When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay

1 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay,
What were His works from day to day,
But miracles of power and grace,
Which spread salvation through our race?

2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view
Thy pattern, and Thy steps pursue:
Let alms bestowed, let kindness done,
Be witnessed by each rolling sun.

3 That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives:
Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
Creation's blot, creation's blank.

4 But he who marks from day to day
In gen'rous acts his radiant way,
The same path treads the Savior trod,
The path to glory and to God.

Text Information
First Line:	When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1880
Topic:	Christian Life and Hope; The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness
Notes:	Author from Index: Gibbons