Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: When by the fiery serpent stung
Topic: Adoption
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 151
Page Number: 138, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhen by the fiery serpent stung,
What anguish seiz'd both old and young;
No sinner then so vain and proud
But would for mercy cry aloud.
When rack'd with pain, and fill'd with fear,
A joyful sound salutes their ear,
"Lift up your heads and here behold,
"The brazen serpent on the pole."
The prophet gave a common call,
The object, too, was free for all;
'Twas rais'd aloft in open light,
That nothing might obstruct the sight,
Some are with sudden virtue bless'd,
How swift they fly to the distress'd,
Raise up their heads, direct their face,
And point their finger to the place.
On wings of love the christians fly,
And look to Jesus, is their cry;
The virtue flows, he shouts aloud,
And leaps into the joyful crowd.
Here true believers feel and see,
The love of Christ so rich and free;
They wonder at the unbelief
Of all who do not find relief.