Hymns of the Early Church / being translations from the poetry of the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year

by John Brownlie

Hither, by My love impelled,

Have I come to save thee;

Sin has long thy nature held,

Powerful to enslave thee.

By My emptiness and woe,

By the grace that I bestow,

Do I seek to fill thee.

By My humble, lowly birth,

By this sacrifice on earth,

Blessing great I will thee.