He left the throne above,
That throne of holy light,
And came in perfect love
Down to this scene of night;
he veiled His glory, hid His fame.
In perfect lowly grace He came.
He came, the Father’s Son,
To do the Father’s will;
The holy spotless One;
God’s counsels to fulfill;
In perfect lowly grace He came,
Revealer of the Father’s name.
He came, God’s only Son,
His glory to retrieve;
He came to bear the sins
Of all who should believe;
Obedient unto death, He came,
God’s love and mercy to proclaim.
He came to save the lost,
To break the captive’s chain,
His precious blood the cost
Of our eternal gain,
That we might share, His blessed place
As sons before the Father’s face.
He came to lift the curse
From the creation wide;
He came in matchless grace
To win His heavenly bride:
To carry out redemption’s plan,
That God might dwell indeed with man.
ML 10/26/1941