409 | The Hymnal#410 | 411 |
Text: | Where cross the crowded ways of life |
Author: | Rev. Frank Mason North |
Tune: | GERMANY |
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 From tender childhood's helplessness,
From woman's grief, man's burdened toil,
From famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
Thy heart has never known recoil.
4 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.
5 O Master, from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again,
6 Till sons of men shall learn Thy love,
And follow where Thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from Thy heaven above
Shall come the City of our God.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Where cross the crowded ways of life |
Author: | Rev. Frank Mason North (1903) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Kingdom of God on Earth: The City; Brotherhood; City, The(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GERMANY |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Source: | William Gardiner's "Sacred Melodies," 1815 |