“The world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
—1 John 3:1.
FAREWELL, ye fleeting joys of earth!
We've seen the Savior's face,
Beheld him with the eye of faith,
And know his love and grace.
Forth from the Father's loving breast,
To bear our sin and shame,
To face a cold unfeeling world,
The heavenly Stranger came.
This earth to him, the Lord of all,
No kindly welcome gave;
In Judah's land, the Savior found
No shelter but the grave.
Then fare thee well, thou faithless world!
Thine evil eye could see
No grace in him whose dying love
Hath wean'd our hearts from thee.
The cross was his; and oh! 'tis ours
Its weight on earth to bear,
And glory in the thought that he
Was once a sufferer there.