474. Who is this so weak and helpless

1 WHO is this so weak and helpless,
Child of lowly Hebrew maid,
Rudely in a stable sheltered,
Coldly in a manger laid?
'Tis the Lord of all creation,
Who this wondrous path hath trod;
He is God from everlasting,
And to everlasting God.

2 Who is this--a Man of Sorrows,
Walking sadly life's hard way,
Homeless, weary, sighing, weeping
Over sin and Satan's sway?
'Tis our God, our glorious Saviour,
Who above the starry sky
Now for us a place prepareth
Where no tear can dim the eye.

3 *Who is this--behold him raining
Drops of blood upon the ground?
Who is this--despised, rejected,
Mocked, insulted, beaten, bound?
'Tis our God, who gifts and graces
On his Church now poureth down;
Who shall smite in holy vengeance
All his foes beneath his throne.

4 Who is this that hangeth dying,
With the thieves on either side?
Nails his hands and feet are tearing,
And the spear hath pierced his side.
'Tis the God who ever liveth
'Mid the shining ones on high,
In the glorious golden city
Reigning everlastingly.

Text Information
First Line: Who is this so weak and helpless
Author: W. Walsham How, 1823-97
Meter: 87 87 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Tune Information
Name: EBENEZER (TON-Y-BOTEL)
Composer: Thomas Williams, 1869-1944
Meter: 87 87 D
Key: f minor
Source: From an anthem by Williams
Copyright: By permission of the representatives of the late Gwenlys Evans
Notes: Now Public Domain



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