CHRISTIAN LIFE >> Guidance
SDAH 540
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child;
Pity my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to Thee.
Text
1
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child;
Pity my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to Thee.
2
Lamb of God, I look to Thee;
Thou shalt my example be;
Thou art gentle, meek, and mild,
Thou wast once a little child.
3
Fain I would be as Thou art;
Give me Thy obedient heart;
Thou art pitiful and kind,
Let me have Thy loving mind.
4
I shall then show forth Thy praise,
Serve Thee all my happy days;
Then the world shall always see
Christ, the Holy Child, in me.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Matt 18:3 (b) John 1:29 (c) Phil 2:5 (d) 1 Pet 2:9
Author
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Year Published
1763
Copyright
Music copyright J. Curwen & Sons. Used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc. U.S.A. agents.
Hymn Tune
GENTLE JESUS
Metrical Number
7.7.7.7.
Composer
Martin Shaw (1875-1958)
Year Composed
1915
Alternate Tune
ORIENTIS PARTIBUS, SDAH 549
Theme
GUIDANCE
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Recommended Reading
Charles was the other Wesley. Alongside his brother John who was considered the main guy behind the founding of Methodism, it was Charles’ hymns that pushed through the envelope of being “just another religion.” His lasting and well-known hymns have captivated Christians all around the world. Through his poetic lines, we are able to sing many hymns with such deep theology.
It was said that he wrote 8,989 hymns. That’s 10 lines of poetry every single day for 50 years. And we are privileged to have sung some of those hymns. Tell me, don’t these hymns ring a bell for you?
Notes
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