Members of Christ Are We

Members of Christ are we;

He is our liv­ing head.

That hence­forth we should ev­er be

By His good Spir­it led

In the same nar­row path

Our Lord and Sav­ior trod—

The path that lead­eth by the cross

To glo­ry and to God.

Children of God are we;

Such grace to us is giv’n

To kneel and pray in Christ’s own words

Fa­ther

which art in Heav’n;

Seeking to do His will

As an­gels do ab­ove

And walk­ing in obe­di­ent ways

Of ho­ly truth and love.

Of Heav­en’s king­dom we

Inheritors were made;

Each at the font in Christ’s own robe

Of spot­less white ar­rayed.

Upon our fore­head now

Is trac­ed the suf­fer­ing sign

That one day on each saint­ly brow

A glo­ri­ous crown may shine.

Christ’s lit­tle ones are we;

And un­to us are giv’n

Angelic guards

who ev­er see

Our Fa­ther’s face in Heav’n.

To walk in fol­ly now

We may not

must not

dare

Mindful whose seal is on our brow

Whose ho­ly name we bear.