Scripture Verse

[He] made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:7–8

Introduction

Words: Will­iam C. Mar­tin, in Ex­alt­ed Praise, ed­it­ed by J. How­ard Ent­wisle & Pow­ell Fi­thi­an (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Mac­Cal­la, 1901), num­ber 136.

Music: Pow­ell G. Fi­thi­an (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Fi­thi­an (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Mar­tin,

portrait
William Martin (1864–1914)

Lyrics

O tell me o’er and o’er again
The tale I love so well,
Of how the King of glo­ry left His throne,
And came a hum­ble man among
Our sin­ful race to dwell,
That He might save and claim us for His own.

Refrain

O tell the sweet old sto­ry once again,
Of how the Sav­ior loved the sons of men;
He loved them, oh, so well,
He came on earth to dwell;
O tell the sweet old Gos­pel story once again.

I am both weak and sin­ful,
But one thing I sure­ly know,
That Je­sus fills my heart with grace and love,
That He will guide me safe­ly thro’
My jour­ney here below,
And then will take me to Him­self above.

Refrain

O tell again the sto­ry
Of His mer­cy and His grace,
The sto­ry that is told of Him alone;
Of how He died in tor­ment,
In the help­less sin­ner’s place,
And con­quered and is now up­on His throne.

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