Worship in Song ‎#133

133. Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

1 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!

2 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.

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

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

5 Till humankind shall learn thy love
And follow where thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from thy heaven above
Shall come the city of our God.

Text Information

• First Line: Where cross the crowded ways of life
• Title: Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
• Author: Frank Mason North
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: City; Healing; Human Family; Kingdom of God; Living Christ; Love
• Source: Christian City, 1903, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Composer: Beethoven
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.
• Key: a♭ minor
• Source: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815