Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Lord's Supper

Behold God's own exalted Son

  • No. 1108
  • Words R. F. Cottrell.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Behold God's own exalted Son,Adored by seraphs bright,A servant now to men become,With men he takes delight.

2

Admiring angels wondering viewThe condescending loveOf him to whom their homage dueWas offered once above.

3

Because he loves, he condescendsTo wash his brethren's feet;And leaves example to his friendsOf lowliness complete.

4

Who would reject his offered grace?Refuse to bow the knee?Disdain to take the humble place,Where he has deigned to be?

5

Let all who would be like their Lord,Accepted in his sight,Not only hear, but do his word;In doing there's delight.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1108» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 377, below stanza 6 of hymn 1107 and «William Cowper.», with the reference line «114, 395, 175.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 114 HOWARD, 395 BALERMA or 175 DENFIELD, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M.). Stanzas 1–2 stand at the foot of the left column, stanzas 3–5 at the top of the right column (the numbering runs on: «3», «4», «5»), with «R. F. Cottrell.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 5. The first word «BEHOLD» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Behold» here). Stanzas numbered «1»–«5» without periods (written «1.»–«5.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The printer's thin space before «;» and «?» («feet ;», «grace ?», «knee ?», «be ?», «word ;») is closed up here; apostrophes written straight. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Lord's Supper · No. 1108 · printed page 377
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02