Hymn
O Son of God
How beauteous were the marks divine
That in Thy meekness used to shine
That lit Thy lonely pathway, trod
In wondrous love, O Son of God.
O who like Thee, so calm, so bright,
Thou Son of man, Thou Light of Light;
O who like Thee did ever go
So patient through a world of woe?
O who like Thee so humbly bore
The scorn, the scoffs of men before?
So meek, forgiving, Godlike, high,
So glorious in humility!
And all Thy life's unchanging years,
A man of sorrows and of tears,
The cross, where all our sins were laid,
Upon Thy bending shoulders weighed.
And death, that sets the prisoner free,
Was pang and scoff and scorn to Thee;
Yet love through all Thy torture glowed,
And mercy with Thy life-blood flowed.
O in Thy light be mine to go,
Illuming all this way of woe;
And give me ever on the road
To trace Thy footsteps, Son of God!
O Son of God — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-son-of-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Son of God?
The words of O Son of God were written by A. Cleveland Coxe; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 3 more hymns by A. Cleveland Coxe, including O Where Are Kings and Empires Now? and Savior, sprinkle many nations.
Is O Son of God public domain?
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What is the metre of O Son of God?
O Son of God is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Thy Kingdom Come, Friend of the Friendless and Parting With Carnal Joys.