Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: When by the fiery serpent stung
Topic: The Praises of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 105
Page Number: 107, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhen by the fiery serpent stung,
What anguish seized both old & young;
No sinner then so vain and proud
But would for mercy cry aloud.
When racked with pain & filled 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 raised aloft in open light,
That nothing might obstruct the sight.
Some are with sudden virtue blessed,
How swift they fly to the distressed,
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.