Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#I.CXLI

I.CXLI. The humiliation and exaltation of Christ

1 Who hath believ'd thy word,
Or thy salvation known?
Reveal thine arm, almighty Lord,
And glorify thy Son.

2 The Jews esteem'd him here
Too mean for their belief:
Sorrows his chief acquaintance were,
And his companion, grief.

3 They turn'd their eyes away,
And treated him with scorn;
But 'twas their grief upon him lay,
Their sorrows he has borne.

4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews,
And Gentiles then unknown,
The God of justice pleas'd to bruise
His best beloved Son.

5 "But I'll prolong his days,
"And make his kingdom stand;
"My pleasure (saith the God of Grace)
"Shall prosper in his hand.

6 ["His joyful soul shall see
"The purchase of his pain
"And by his knowledge justify
"The guilty sons of men.]

7 ["Ten thousand captive slaves,
"Releas'd from death and sin,
"Shall quit their prisons and their graves
"And own his pow'r divine.]

8 ["Heaven shall advance my Son
"To joys that earth deny'd;
"Who saw the follies men had done,
And bore their sins, and dy'd."

Text Information

• First Line: Who hath believ'd thy word
• Title: The humiliation and exaltation of Christ
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793

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