Christ My Song - 618
That Holy One - Consider him
(Anson D. F. Randolph/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
Consider him.
1. That Holy One,
who came to earth for thee, –
oh strangest thing beneath the sun,
that he, by any mortal one,
forgotten e'er should be! (PDF - Midi)
2. The Son of God,
who pity had on thee;
who turned aside the smiting rod,
and all alone the Garden trod, –
forgotten shall he be?
3. The blessed Lord,
who came to die for thee;
whom Jew and Gentile then abhorred,
while heavenly hosts his name adored, –
forgotten can he be?
4. That Brother, Friend,
who daily waits on thee;
who every want doth comprehend
with love divine that has no end, –
forgotten can he be?
5. O Patient One!
thou speakest thus to me:
"Oh strangest thing beneath the sun,
that thou, for whom so much is done,
shouldst oft forgetful be!"
6. My Lord, I know
what truth thou say'st to me:
forgive my sin, on me bestow
such grace, as hence to all will show
I do consider thee.
Anson D. F. Randolph, in: Schaff, Philip: Christ in Song, 1870, 500-501.