The phrase "The beggar" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The beggar
...Can help or pity wants like mine.
The beggar’s usual plea
Relief from men to gain,...
Can help or pity wants like mine.
The beggar’s usual plea
Relief from men to gain,
...Jesus stood by the way,
When the beggar blind,
For mercy cried thro’ nature’s night;...
Jesus stood by the way,
When the beggar blind,
For mercy cried thro’ nature’s night;
...But all must stand the solemn test:
The beggar and the crownèd head,
Must be for ever cursed or blessed....
But all must stand the solemn test:
The beggar and the crownèd head,
Must be for ever cursed or blessed.
...start
The beggar sat blind by the wayside road,
Till Jesus came along, came along that way....
start
The beggar sat blind by the wayside road,
Till Jesus came along, came along that way.
...Who from shroudless destitution
Bears the beggar to his rest;
Spread the worms of retribution...
Who from shroudless destitution
Bears the beggar to his rest;
Spread the worms of retribution
...With his goats up the steep,
The beggar, who wandered
In search of his bread,...
With his goats up the steep,
The beggar, who wandered
In search of his bread,
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