585 When Christ Was Lifted From the Earth
[1]
When Christ was lifted from the earth
His arms stretched out above
Through every culture every birth
To draw an answering love.
When Christ was lifted from the earth
His arms stretched out above
Through every culture every birth
To draw an answering love.
[2]
Still east and west His love extends
And always near or far
He calls and claims us as His friends
And love us as we are.
Still east and west His love extends
And always near or far
He calls and claims us as His friends
And love us as we are.
[3]
Where generation class or race
Divides us to our shame
He sees not labels but a face
A person and a name.
Where generation class or race
Divides us to our shame
He sees not labels but a face
A person and a name.
[4]
Thus freely loved tho fully known
May I in Christ be free
To welcome and accept His own
As Christ accepted me.
Thus freely loved tho fully known
May I in Christ be free
To welcome and accept His own
As Christ accepted me.