410. Where cross the crowded ways of life

1 Where cross the crowded ways of life,
Where sound the cries of race and clan,
Above the noise of selfish strife,
We hear Thy voice, O Son of Man.

2 In haunts of wretchedness and need,
On shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
From paths where hide the lures of greed,
We catch the vision of Thy tears.

3 From tender childhood's helplessness,
From woman's grief, man's burdened toil,
From famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
Thy heart has never known recoil.

4 The cup of water given for Thee
Still holds the freshness of Thy grace;
Yet long these multitudes to see
The sweet compassion of Thy face.

5 O Master, from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again,

6 Till sons of men shall learn Thy love,
And follow where Thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from Thy heaven above
Shall come the City of our God.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Where cross the crowded ways of life
Author: Rev. Frank Mason North (1903)
Meter: L. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Kingdom of God on Earth: The City; Brotherhood; City, The (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GERMANY
Meter: L. M.
Key: B♭ Major
Source: William Gardiner's "Sacred Melodies," 1815



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