Methodist-Hymns-906
1: LORD Christ, when first Thou cam’st to men,
Upon a Cross they bound Thee;
And mocked Thy saving Kingship then
By thorns with which they crowned Thee :
And still our wrongs may weave Thee now
New thorns to pierce that steady brow,
And robe of sorrow round Thee.
2: O awful love which found no room
In life where sin denied Thee,
The power which crucified Thee,
Till not a stone was left on stone,
And all a nation’s pride o’erthrown
Went down to dust beside Thee.
3: New advent of the love of Christ,
Shall we again refuse Thee,
Till in the night of hate and war
We perish as we lose Thee ?
From old unfaith our souls release
To seek the Kingdom of Thy peace,
By which alone we choose Thee.
4: O wounded hands of Jesus, build
In us Thy new creation;
Our pride is dust, our vaunt is stilled,
We wait Thy revelation :
O love that triumphs over loss,
We bring our hearts before Thy Cross,
To finish Thy salvation.