If suddenly upon the street

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If suddenly upon the street

Author: Clarence F. Richardson; Author: Charles Francis Richardson
Published in 10 hymnals

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1 If suddenly upon the street
My gracious Savior I should meet,
And He should say, "As I love thee,
What love hast thou to offer me?"
Then what could this poor heart of mine
Dare offer to that heart divine?

2 His eye would pierce my outward show,
His thought my inmost thought would know;
And if I said, "I love Thee, Lord,"
He would not heed my spoken word
Unless my daily life should tell
That verily I loved Him well.

3 If on the day or in the place
Wherein He met me face to face,
My life could show some kindness done,
Some purpose formed, some work begun
For His dear sake, then were it meet
Love's gift to lay at Jesus' feet.

Source: Hymns of the Restoration #354

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Author: Clarence F. Richardson

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Author: Charles Francis Richardson

Richardson, Charles Francis, born at Hallowell, Me., May 29, 1851; graduated at Dartmouth 1871; from 1882 Professor of Anglo-Saxon and English Literature at Dartmouth; published The Cross, 1879, from which "If suddenly upon the street" (Sacrifice for Christ) in Horder's Worship Song, 1905, and others, is taken. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) Go to person page >

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