See How He Loved

See how He loved! ex­claimed the Jews

As ten­der tears from Je­sus fell;

My grate­ful heart the thought pur­sues

And on the theme de­lights to dwell.

See how He loved

who tra­veled on

Teaching the doc­trine from the skies;

Who bade dis­ease and pain be gone

And called the sleep­ing dead to rise.

See how He loved

who

firm yet mild

Patient en­dured the scoff­ing tongue;

Though oft pro­voked

he ne’er re­viled

Or did His great­est foe a wrong.

See how He loved

who nev­er shrank

From toil or dan­ger

pain or death;

Who all the cup of sor­row drank

And meek­ly yield­ed up His breath.

Such love can we un­moved sur­vey?

O may our breasts with ar­dor glow

To tread His steps

His laws ob­ey

And thus our warm af­fect­ions show.