The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11805

11805. Happy The Man, Who Poor And Low

1 Happy the man, who poor and low,
Less goodness in himself conceives
Than Christ doth of His servant know,
Who saved from self-reflection lives,
Unconscious of the grace bestowed,
Simply resigned, and lost in God.

2 Himself he cannot perfect call,
Or to the meanest saint prefer,
Meanest himself, and least of all:
And when the glorious character
His spotless soul with Christ receives,
His fate—to that great day he leaves.

Text Information

• First Line: Happy the man, who poor and low
• Title: Happy The Man, Who Poor And Low
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture, Vol. 1, 1762
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BARBUDA
• Composer: Ira D. Sankey
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Gems of Song (New York/Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1901)
• Copyright: Public Domain