Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1828
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Who hath our report believed
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: PM
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Hymn Number: Song 8
Page Number: 091, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHO hath our report believed?
Shiloh come is not received,
Not received by his own:
Promis'd Branch from Root of Jesse,
David's offspring sent to bless you,
Comes too lowly to be known.
Tell me, O thou favor'd nation,
What is thy fond expectation?
Some fair, spreading, lofty tree.
Let not worldly pride confound thee;
'Mong the lowly plants around thee,
Mark the lowest-that is he.
Like a tender plant that's growing
Where no waters friendly flowing,
No kind rains, refresh the ground:
Brooping, dying, ye shall view him,
See no charms to draw you to him:
There no beauty will be found.
Lo! Messiah unrespected!
Man of griefs, despis'd, rejected!
Wounds his form disfigurings
Marr'd his visage more than any;
For he bears the sins of many,
All our sorrows carrying.
No deceit his mouth had spoken,
Blameless-he no law had broken,
Yet was number'd with the worst:
For, because the Lord would grieve him,
Ye, who saw it, did believe him
For his own offences curs'd.
But, while him your thoughts accused,
He for us alone was bruised;
Yea, for us the victim bled.
With his stripes our wounds are cured;
By his pains our peace secured,
Purchas'd with the blood he shed.
Love amazing, so to mind us!
The great Shepherd came to find us,
Silly sheep all gone astray;
Lost, undone by our transgressions,
Worse than stript of all possessions,
Debtors without hope to pay!
Death our portion, slaves in spirit,
He redeem'd us by his merit,
To a glorious liberty:
Dearly first his goodness bought us,
Truth and love then sweetly taught us,
Truth and love have made us free.
Glory be to him who gave us-
Freely gave-his Son to save us;
Glory to the Son who came:
Honor, blessing, adoration,
Ever, from the whole creation,
Be to God, and to the Lamb.