The Voice of Praise ‎#171

171. 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,
That spread salvation through our race?

2 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.

3 But he, who marks from day to day,
In generous acts his radiant way,
Treads the same path his Saviour trod,--
The path to glory and to God.

Text Information

• First Line: When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay
• Author: Gibbons
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Christ: Life, Office, and Example; Christ our Example
• Notes: Public Domain.

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