153. Behold a humble train

1 Behold a humble train
The courts of God draw near;
A virgin mother and her babe
Before the Lord appear.

2 O wondrous blessèd sight!
To faithful eyes made known,
That lowly babe--the mighty God,
The Prince of Peace, they own.

3 And now His temple shines
With glory far more bright
Than ere the former temple saw,
E'en at its greatest height.

4 The cloud indeed was there,
The symbol of the Lord;
But here the Lord Himself appears,
The true, incarnate Word.

5 Blest Saviour, come once more
With power and grace divine;
Our hearts Thy living temples make,
Wholly and ever Thine.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Behold a humble train
Author: E. Harland
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: Other Feasts and Fasts: The Purification
Tune Information
Name: THATCHER
Composer: Handel (adapt.)
Meter: S. M.
Key: G Major



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