Songs

Amidst us our Beloved stands

38
				L.M.


1	Amidst us our Beloved stands,
	And bids us view His pierced hands,
	Points to His wounded feet and side-
	Blest emblems of the Crucified.

2	What food luxurious loads the board
	When at His table sits the Lord!
	The wine how rich, the bread how sweet,
	When Jesus deigns the guests to meet!

3	If now, with eyes defiled and dim,
	We see the signs, but see not him,
	O, may His love the scales displace,
	And bid us see Him face to face!

4	Our former transports we recount
	When with Him in the holy mount;
	These cause our souls to thirst anew
	His marred but lovely face to view.

5	Thou glorious Bridegroom of our hearts,
	Thy present smile a heaven imparts;
	O, lift the veil, if veil there be,
	Let every saint Thy beauties see!

					C.H. Spurgeon