The Hymnal ‎#160

160. Lord Jesus, when we stand afar

1 Lord Jesus, when we stand afar,
And gaze upon Thy holy cross,
In love of Thee, and scorn of self,
O may we count the world as loss!

2 When we behold Thy bleeding wounds,
And the rough way that Thou hast trod,
Make us to hate the load of sin
That lay so heavy on our God.

3 O holy Lord, uplifted high,
With outstretched arms, in mortal woe,
Thou dost embrace in wondrous love
The sinful world that lies below.

4 Give us an ever-living faith
To gaze beyond the things we see;
And in the mystery of Thy death
Draw us and all men unto Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus, when we stand afar
• Author: Bishop William Walsham How (1854; alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Passion; Ash Wednesday; Atonement; Christ: Passion, His; Good Friday; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: PENITENCE
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: "St. Alban's Tune Book," 1875