Hymn
Relieving Christ in His Members
- Writer
- Philip Doddridge
- Theme
- Grace
Jesus, our Lord, how rich Thy grace!
Thy bounties how complete!
How shall we count the matchless sum!
How pay the mighty debt!
High on a throne of radiant light
Dost Thou exalted shine;
What can our poverty bestow,
When all the worlds are Thine!
But Thou hast brethren here below,
The partners of Thy grace;
And wilt confess their humble names,
Before Thy Father’s face.
In them Thou mayst be clothed and fed,
And visited and cheered;
And in their accents of distress,
Our Saviour’s voice is heard.
Relieving Christ in His Members — Text from Gloria Deo, 1901. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/relieving-christ-in-his-members
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Who wrote Relieving Christ in His Members?
The words of Relieving Christ in His Members were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1901. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound and The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ.
Is Relieving Christ in His Members public domain?
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What is the meter of Relieving Christ in His Members?
Relieving Christ in His Members is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, I Know That My Redeemer Lives, Soon as I heard my Father say and A Warning From the Grave.