Did Christ Descend from Majesty?

Did Christ des­cend from ma­jes­ty

To res­cue you from sin?

For nails

did He ex­change His crown

To make a worm His kin?

Has con­so­la­tion from His hand

Relieved your grief and fear?

Or has His love all com­fort­ing

Renewed your heart’s good cheer?

Has He not knit you to His breast

Made you His spot­less bride?

Has not His grand hu­mil­ity

Vanquished your sin­ful pride?

Has He not bound us each to all?

In Him are we not one?

Shall we not have one heart

one mind—

And with all strife be done?

Let all con­ceit and en­vy die

Shamed by the loom­ing Cross—

Count all self-in­ter­est wretch­ed­ness

And vain am­bi­tions

loss.