The Christ of whom the gospels tell
1 The Christ of whom the gospels tell
shared our humanity;
he drank the cup we all must drink,
life's hardships and its joy.
With fishermen and pharisees
he freely spoke each day;
with widows and with noblemen
he walked the Kingdom's way.
2 The Christ of whom the gospels tell
brought healing far and wide;
he carried peace to troubled hearts,
sowed hope where hope had died.
Within his presence, evil fled
and night would disappear;
his love enabled all to see
how needless was their fear.
3 The Christ of whom the gospels tell
was nailed beside a thief;
he thirsted and he suffered there
in loneliness and grief.
Yet in his features we may see
a more than human face
and in his rising from the dead
a work of God's own grace.
4 The Christ of whom we gladly tell
is truly flesh and blood
but also in a thousand ways
a window into God.
In Christ the Father gives himself
without reserve to men;
in him the Spirit brings to us
fresh strength to live again.
David Mowbray
© 1988 David Mowbray/Jubilate Hymns
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