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. Philippians 2:7

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns for the Na­ti­vi­ty of Our Lord (Lon­don: Will­iam Stra­han, 1745), num­ber 16.

Music: Lest We For­get George F. Blan­chard, 1898 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Blan­chard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Servant of God, and Son of Man,
Eternal Son of God Most High;
Fulfill the great redeeming plan,
Which brought Thee, Sav­ior, from the sky,
Anointed by Thy Spi­rit and sealed,
With all His glo­ri­ous fullness filled.

His soul’s delight, His best beloved,
Give us Thy­self and Him to know;
The right­eous­ness by God approved,
To us poor sinful Gentiles show;
The right­eous­ness which faith imparts,
Impute, implant it on our hearts.

Jesus, for this we still attend,
Thy kingdom in the isles to prove,
The law of sin and death to end,
We wait for all the power of love;
The law of perfect liberty,
The law of life, which is in Thee!

O might it now from Thee proceed,
With Thee, into the souls of men;
Throughout the world Thy Gos­pel spread,
And let Thy glo­ri­ous Spi­rit reign,
On all the ransomed race bestowed,
And fill the universe with God.