Church Book ‎#153

153. O Saviour, whom that holy morn

1 O Saviour, whom that holy morn
Gave to our world below,
To mortal want and labor born,
And more than mortal woe!

2 Incarnate Word, by every grief,
By each temptation tried,
Who lived to yield our ills relief,
And to redeem us died!

3 If gaily clothed and proudly fed,
In dangerous wealth we dwell,
Remind us of Thy manger bed
And lowly cottage cell.

4 If prest by poverty severe,
In anxious want we pine,
O may Thy Spirit whisper near,
How poor a lot was Thine!

5 Through fickle fortune's various scene,
From sin preserve us free;
Like us Thou hast a mourner been,
May we rejoice with Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O Saviour, whom that holy morn
• Author: Reginald Heber (1811, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Example and Teaching of Christ; Christmas Day; Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #187 or #410

Tune Information

• Name: BURFORD
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: g minor
• Notes: Composer from index: Henry Purcell, 1690