Scripture Verse

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me. Matthew 25:40

Introduction

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George A. Löhr
1821–1897

Words: Phi­lip Dodd­ridge (1702–1751) & oth­ers.

Music: St. Fran­ces George A. Löhr, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Löhr,

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Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)

Lyrics

Fountain of good, to own Thy love,
Our thank­ful hearts in­cline;
What can we ren­der, Lord, to Thee,
When all the worlds are Thine?

But Thou hast needy breth­ren here,
Partakers of Thy grace,
Whose names Thou wilt Thy­self con­fess
Before the Fa­ther’s face.

And in their accents of dis­tress
Thy plead­ing voice is heard;
In them Thou may’st be clothed and fed
And vi­sit­ed and cheered.

Thy face with re­ver­ence and with love
We in Thy poor would see;
O may we min­is­ter to them,
And in them, Lord, to Thee.