The phrase "the poor" resonates through 10 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the poor
...My master was so very poor,
And with the poor He broke the bread;
So very rich my master was...
My master was so very poor,
And with the poor He broke the bread;
So very rich my master was
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I was poor as the poorest outcast from the fold,
I sank by the wayside with hunger and cold;...
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I was poor as the poorest outcast from the fold,
I sank by the wayside with hunger and cold;
...Christ who gave, commends thy grace,
Deigns Himself the poor to praise.
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Christ who gave, commends thy grace,
Deigns Himself the poor to praise.
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...With plaintive voices call to mind
The wants and sorrows of the poor.
Can we enjoy our Christmas home,...
With plaintive voices call to mind
The wants and sorrows of the poor.
Can we enjoy our Christmas home,
...The year is all a holiday,
The poor have only Christmas.
When you with velvets mantled o’er,...
The year is all a holiday,
The poor have only Christmas.
When you with velvets mantled o’er,
...As lion in his lair,
That he may pounce upon the poor,
And catch him in his snare....
As lion in his lair,
That he may pounce upon the poor,
And catch him in his snare.
...Thy people He will justly judge
And give the poor redress.
Then every fruitful mountainside...
Thy people He will justly judge
And give the poor redress.
Then every fruitful mountainside
...And though the prudent worldling frowned,
And thought the poor bereft;
Christ’s humble friend sweet comfort found,...
And though the prudent worldling frowned,
And thought the poor bereft;
Christ’s humble friend sweet comfort found,
...Why was her gift not sold instead
And given to the poor?
The Lord replied, Leave her alone!...
Why was her gift not sold instead
And given to the poor?
The Lord replied, Leave her alone!
...Father of grace whom we adore,
Bless Thy large family—the poor;
The poor on Thee alone depend,...
Father of grace whom we adore,
Bless Thy large family—the poor;
The poor on Thee alone depend,
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