Hymn
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Where cross the crowded ways of life,
Where sound the cries of race and clan,
Above the noise of selfish strife,
We hear Thy voice, O Son of Man.
In haunted of wretchedness and need,
On shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
From paths where hide the lures of greed,
We catch the vision of Thy tears.
From tender childhood's helplessness,
From woman's grief, man's burdened toil,
From famished souls from sorrow's stress,
Thy heart has never known recoil.
O Master, from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again;
Till sons of men shall learn Thy love,
And follow where Thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from Thy heav'n above,
Shall come the City of our God.
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/where-cross-the-crowded-ways-of-life
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Who wrote Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life?
The words of Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life were written by Frank Mason North; the version here was published in 1929.
Is Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life public domain?
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What is the metre of Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life?
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, In the Sanctuary, The Christian Warfare and All-sufficiency of His grace.