Laudes Domini ‎#897

897. Beneficence

1 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace!
Thy bounties how complete!
How shall we count the matchless sum!
How pay the mighty debt!

2 High on a throne of radiant light
Dost thou exalted shine;
What can our poverty bestow,
When all the worlds are thine!

3 But thou hast brethren here below
The partners of thy grace;
And wilt confess their humble names,
Before thy Father's face.

4 In them thou mayst be clothed and fed,
And visited and cheered;
And in their accents of distress,
Our Saviour's voice is heard.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, our Lord, how rich thy grace!
• Title: Beneficence
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Activity; Alms; Charity; Christians: Duties; Church: Work of; Lukewarmness: For Souls; Missions; Sympathy
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHESTERFIELD
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major or modal