He Dwelt Among Us

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” John 1:14.
He “dwelt among us,” and we saw,
Though veiled in human guise,
The mighty God, the Prince of Peace.
Omnipotent, All-Wise;
He who upholds the universe,
And all its need supplies.

He “dwelt among us,” and we saw
His power to raise the dead;
That mighty power of old displayed,
At which the darkness fled:
He spake, ‘twas done! and death itself,
His high behest obeyed.

He “dwelt among us,” and we saw
His pity to the poor;
His kindness to the fatherless,
His help where sorrow bore;
Dispensing freely as He went,
His precious heavenly store.

He “dwelt among us,” and we saw
In Him the Man of Prayer;
Upon His God and Father, too,
He roll’d His every care;
Content, whatever was His will,
To suffer and to bear.

He “dwelt among us,” and we saw
Perfection in His mien;
Yea, perfect grace, and truth, and love,
In Him were ever seen:
Unmoved and undismayed,
He passed Through Calvary’s tragic scene.

He “dwelt among us,” and subdued
The powers of death and hell;
And now He’s gone again to heaven,
And O, with rapture tell,—
He’ll shortly come to take us home.
That we with Him may dwell.
A. M.