The Church — Lord's Supper

There is no work too humble

No. 1113
Metre 7s & 6s. D.
Tune Webb
Words Kate Cameron.
Singing key B♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to WEBB (hymn 833)

Words

There is no work too humbleFor Christian hands to do;There is no path too lowlyFor our feet to pursue;Our blessed Lord and MasterWas servant unto all;None were too poor and needyFor him to heed their call.

If we are his disciples,Called by his holy name,A portion of his SpiritWe surely ought to claim.And though the task be menialWhich he for us hath set,His own divine exampleWe never should forget.

That he, the High and Holy,Whose life-work was complete,Should gird himself for labor,And wash those humble feet!And yet we shrink from dutiesWhich seem so far aboveThis deed of Christ-like meekness,This tender proof of love!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1113» (large) in the right column of p. 378, under «A. R. Wolfe.» of hymn 1112, then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Webb, No. 833.]» (sing to the tune WEBB, hymn 833), then «7s & 6s. D.» in bold with a small-capital «D.». Three stanzas of eight lines, numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); the even lines are indented. The first word «THERE» is set in a capital and small capitals; written «There». «Kate Cameron.» in italics at the right under stanza 3, at the foot of the page. The print sets a thin space before some «;» and «!» (e.g. «do ;», «feet !», «love !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («High and Holy», «life-work», «Christ-like»).