Girded to serve, the Lord of Glory stands,Girded to serve, the Lord of Glory stands,The basin and the towel in His hands;The basin and the towel in His hands;Pours out the water, bondman-like, and thenPours out the water, bondman-like, and thenHe stoops to wash the feet of fallen men.He stoops to wash the feet of fallen men.

The myriad hosts of heaven downward gazeThe myriad hosts of heaven downward gazeUpon the scene in reverend amazeUpon the scene in reverend amazeTo see the One they served with veiled faceTo see the One they served with veiled faceGirded to serve among a fallen race.Girded to serve among a fallen race.

Fallen in pride of heart, that thought it wiseFallen in pride of heart, that thought it wiseTo grasp a bauble “pleasant to the eyes”;To grasp a bauble “pleasant to the eyes”;Girded to serve, He wipes their feet, Who cameGirded to serve, He wipes their feet, Who cameTo raise the fallen by a cross of shame.To raise the fallen by a cross of shame.

Son of the Father’s love, He stoops to showSon of the Father’s love, He stoops to showThe mind, the heart of God to men so low.The mind, the heart of God to men so low.‘‘Mongst all the sons of pride earth e’er begatMongst all the sons of pride earth e’er begatWho ever thought that heaven was like that?Who ever thought that heaven was like that?

O lovely lowliness! ennobling graceO lovely lowliness! ennobling graceThat fills with heaven’s best earth’s lowest place!That fills with heaven’s best earth’s lowest place!O but to hold to this, nor from it swerve -O but to hold to this, nor from it swerve -Girded to serve, my soul, girded to serve.Girded to serve, my soul, girded to serve.

Girded to Girded to ServeServe

I.Y. Ewan

He Made Himself of No ReputationPhilippians 2:7

There dwelt with glory veiled, the Son of God

For thirty years, in that enclosure greenOf Galilean hills, the Power serene

Who framed the Universe, and with a nodSent planets on their courses, meekly trodThe village streets and lanes; and might be

seenOver His humble handicraft to lean;

Or pace in prayer the dewy mountain sod.O mystery of Godliness how great!

Obedience of a lifetime how complete!Who now can murmur at His low estate

Or who but feel the humblest duty sweet:When “Is not this the carpenter?” was

heardOf Him Who built all things with a word!

Philip Doddridge

“I was only a worthless pebble Upon the beach of time,Yet He stooped and declared to Heaven, ‘I have made this pebble Mine.’And this is why I serve Him, As I think of that crowded beach,and shudder that when He was passing, I might have been out of reach,And left like the other pebbles, To never be touched by His hand,And tossed by the waves in life’s ocean, And buried at last in the sand.”

G. Albert Ramsay

“...And They Shall See His Face”“...And They Shall See His Face”

Face to face in yonder gloryFace to face in yonder gloryBlissful moment yet to Blissful moment yet to

come,come,When the Lord Himself When the Lord Himself

returningreturningGathers all His ransomed Gathers all His ransomed

home;home;Face to face with Christ my Face to face with Christ my

SaviourSaviourAll His loveliness to see,All His loveliness to see,In the Father’s house for In the Father’s house for

ever,ever,Blest for all eternity.Blest for all eternity.

Not the brightness of that morning,Not the brightness of that morning,Nor the glory of that place,Nor the glory of that place,

These are not the chief attraction,These are not the chief attraction,I would see my Saviour’s face;I would see my Saviour’s face;All I have His bounty gave me,All I have His bounty gave me,And my presence there aboveAnd my presence there aboveIs the crowning proof for everIs the crowning proof for everOf His own unchanging love.Of His own unchanging love.

Rev. 22:4

Philip Doddridge