Christ is merciful and mild,
He was once a little child;
He whom heavenly hosts adore.
Lived on earth amongst the poor.
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.
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 who is the Lord most high
Then was poorer far than I,
That I might hereafter be
Rich to all eternity.
“Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head. Luke 9:58.
“Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich,” 2 Corinthians 8:9.
ML 06/18/1939