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As oft, with worn and weary feet,
We tread earth's rugged valley o'er,
The thought, how comforting and sweet:
Christ trod this very path before!
Our wants and weaknesses He knows,
From life's first dawning to its close.
Does sickness, feebleness or pain
Or sorrow in our path appear?
The recollection will remain,
More deeply did He suffer here:
His life, how truly sad and brief,
Filled up with suffering and with grief.
If Satan tempt our hearts to stray
And whisper evil things within,
So did he, in the desert way,
Assail our Lord with thoughts of sin,
When worn and in a feeble hour
The tempter came with all his power.
Just such as I, this earth He trod,
With every human ill but sin;
And though indeed the very God,
As I am now so He has been.
My God, my Savior, look on me,
With pity, love and sympathy.
---Alternative verses---
If we, beneath temptation’s stress,
Do fight against dark powers within,
So, in Judea’s wilderness,
Christ wrestled with the thoughts of sin,
When, in a weary, lonely hour,
The tempter came with all his power.
So, tried as I, this earth he trod,
Knew every human ill but sin,
And though the holiest Son of God,
As I am now so hath he been;
Jesus, my Saviour ! look on me;
For help and strength I turn to thee!
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Dates:
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1833
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Bible Refs:
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Phil 2:7;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1854 | # 113 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BREMEN
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Dates:
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1641
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Key
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| # 465 | Bb | | # 504 | C | | # 192 | C |
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