A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship ‎#449

449. Relieving Christ in his Members

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

2 High on a throne of radiant light
Dost thou exalted shine;
What can my 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 may'st be cloth'd and fed,
And visited and cheer'd;
And in their accents of distress
My Savior's voice is heard.

5 Thy face, with rev'rence and with love,
We in thy poor would see;
O let us rather beg our bread
Than keep it back from thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace!
• Title: Relieving Christ in his Members
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1845
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:40
• Topic: Special Occasions: Collections

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