Hymn
O what, if we are Christ's
- Writer
- H. W. Baker
Oh, what, if we are Christ's,
Is earthly shame or loss?
Bright shall the crown of glory be
When we have borne the cross.
Keen was the trial once,
Bitter the cup of woe,
When martyred saints, baptized in blood,
Christ's sufferings shared below.
Bright is their glory now,
Boundless their joy above,
Where, on the bosom of their God,
They rest in perfect love.
Lord, may that grace be ours,
Like them in faith to bear
All that of sorrow, grief, or pain,
May be our portion here:
Enough, if Thou at last
The word of blessing give,
And let us rest beneath Thy feet,
Where saints and angels live.
Amen.
O what, if we are Christ's — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1898. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-what-if-we-are-christs
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Who wrote O what, if we are Christ's?
The words of O what, if we are Christ's were written by H. W. Baker; the version here was published in 1898. The library holds 6 more hymns by H. W. Baker, including Praise, O Praise Our God and King and Lord, Thy Word Abideth.
Is O what, if we are Christ's public domain?
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What is the meter of O what, if we are Christ's?
O what, if we are Christ's is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Saint Happy, the Sinner Miserable, Dead in Trespasses and Sins and Not What These Hands Have Done.