Christ is merciful and mild;
He was once a little child;
He whom heavenly hosts adore
Lived on earth among the poor.
Thus He laid His glory by,
When for us He stooped to die:
How I wonder when I see
His unbounded love to me!
He the sick to health restored,
To the poor He preached the Word;
Even children had a share
Of His love and tender care.
Every bird can build its nest,
Foxes have their place of rest;
He by whom the world was made
Had not where to lay His head.
He who is the Lord most high
Then was poorer far than I,
That I might hereafter be
Rich to all eternity.
ML-05/02/1920