Humility of Heart

Verse 1

There is a grace few mortals find, A star all heaven loves to see; It is a meek and lowly mind, The gem of pure humility.

Chorus

No ornament on earth so rare, No jewel in all heaven’s mart, Can beautify a soul so fair As deep humility of heart.

Verse 2

O God, hath e’er Thy balance weighed A jewel of such priceless worth As that pure life all humbly laid Before the blessed Lord of earth?

Verse 3

Within my hidden man, dear Lord, That glorious ornament bestow, The sweetest gift in all Thy Word— O Father, keep me meek and low.

Verse 4

All earthly crowns shall turn to mold, All glitt’ring pride and vanity; But meekness decks the soul with gold That shines through all eternity.