Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#389

389. When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay

1 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay,
What were His works from day to day,
But miracles of pow'r and grace,
Which spread salvation thro' 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
• Author: Thomas Gibbons (1784)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: First Sunday after Epiphany; Second Sunday after Easter; Fifth Sunday after Easter; Second Sunday after Trinity; Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity; Quinquagesima; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: LUTON, #169

Tune Information

• Name: SURREY
• Composer: Costellow (ca. 1810)
• Adapter: John H. Spielman (1881)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: E Major
• Source: Theme by Costellow
• Notes: Public Domain.