Christ My Song - 2083
Rich and poor, and high and low - The Poor
(John S. B. Monsell/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
The Poor.
"The poor committeth himself unto thee;
for thou art the helper of the friendless." (Psalm 10,16)
1. Rich and poor, and high and low,
come and sing his praises
who came down our grief to know,
and to gladness raise us:
evermore his praise shall be
offered deep and endless,
the poor commits himself to thee,
thou helper of the friendless. PDF - Midi
2. Christ, incarnate in his poor,
oft in deep dejection
stands unnoticed at the door,
trying our affection:
O, we think what costly love,
were he here, we'd show him,
yet neglectful of him prove,
for we do not know him.
3. When the sad reveal their care,
what benighted blindness
not to see the Saviour there,
asking us for kindness:
not to hear his voice entreat,
pleading want or danger,
not to see him in the street,
naked or a stranger.
4. Let the rich his love declare,
since he stoops to need them;
let the poor their sorrows bear
gently, since he'll plead them:
ever more his praise shall be
offered deep and endless,
the poor commits himself to thee,
thou Helper of the friendless.
John S. B. Monsell, Hymns of Love and Praise, 1877, 95-96.
Hymn title from the index, page 173.