What Grace, O Lord, And Beauty

Musica Sacra

What Grace, O Lord, And Beauty Musica Sacra

1 verse:
What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone
Around Thy steps below!
What patient love was seen in all
Thy life and death of woe!

2 verse:
Thou love steadfast didst manifest
Through toilsome path extreme,
By pain, e’en death, wast not distressed -
Long-suffering love supreme!

3 verse:
Forever on Thy burdened heart
A weight of sorrow hung,
Yet no ungentle, murm’ring word
Escaped Thy silent tongue.

4 verse:
Thy foes did hate, despise, revile,
Thy friends unfaithful prove,
Unwearied in forgiveness still,
Thy heart could only love!

5 verse:
In all Thy living, fragrant, sweet,
Meal offering’s realized:
Fine, tender, balanced, and complete -
By God and man e’er prized.