Did'st thou O Saviour! condescend

Verse 1

Did'st thou O Saviour! condecend To take a human birth? Thou art our great and dearest friend That ever was on earth.

Verse 2

To make attonements for our guilt, As justice did demand; When circumcis'd thy blood was spilt And shed by human hand.

Verse 3

At the first shedding of thy blood Salvation was began; When thou, who art the Mighty God Was't circumcis'd as man.

Verse 4

Sweet is the sound of thy bless'd name! Where e'er it is applied: Thou art thy-self become the same What thy name signified.

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Thy blood became the saving means For all the human race: To cleanse them from their countless sins, And make them heirs of grace.

Verse 6

What great, what condecending love! Did the dear Saviour show, When he left all the heav'ns above To save us here below.