574 | The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892#575 | 576a |
Text: | O Lord, the Holy Innocents |
Author: | Mrs. C. F. Alexander |
Tune: | [O Lord, the Holy Innocents] |
Composer: | C. E. Willing |
1 O Lord, the Holy Innocents
Laid down for Thee their infant life,
And martyrs brave and patient saints
Have stood for Thee in fire and strife.
2 We wear the cross they wore of old
Our lips have learned like vows to make;
We need not die; we cannot fight;
What may we do for Jesus' sake?
3 Oh, day by day each Christian child
Has much to do, without, within;
A death to die for Jesus' sake,
A weary war to wage with sin.
4 When deep within our swelling hearts,
The thoughts of pride and anger rise,
When bitter words are on our tongues,
And tears of passion in our eyes;
5 Then we may stay the angry blow,
Then we may check the hasty word,
Give gentle answers back again,
And fight a battle for our Lord.
6 With smiles of peace and looks of love,
Light in our dwellings we may make,
Bid kind good-humor brighten there,
And do all still for Jesus' sake.
5 There's not a child so weak and small
But has his little cross to take,
His little work of love and praise,
That he may do for Jesus' sake.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Lord, the Holy Innocents |
Title: | O Lord, the Holy Innocents |
Author: | Mrs. C. F. Alexander (1850) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1892 |
Topic: | For Children |
Notes: | Tune name in index: ALSTONE |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [O Lord, the Holy Innocents] |
Composer: | C. E. Willing |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | D Major |