Jesus, the Man of Constant Grief

¹Jesus, the man of constant grief,
A mourner all his days;
His spirit once rejoic'd aloud,
And tun'd his joy to praise.

²"Father, I thank thy wondrous love,
That hath reveal'd thy Son
To men unlearned; and to babes
Has made thy gospel known.

³"The mysteries of redeeming grace
Are hidden from the wise,
While pride and carnal reasonings join
To swell and blind their eyes."

⁴Thus doth the Lord of heaven and earth
His great decrees fulfil,
And orders all his works of grace
By his own sovereign will.