Though
this hymn is located with the Christmas carols in my hymnal, it has
only one line about Jesus' birth, and then goes on to tell the story
of Jesus' entire earthly life.
Who is He in Yonder Stall?
Who
is He in yonder stall
At
Whose feet the shepherds fall?
Who
is He in deep distress
Fasting
in the wilderness?
Chorus:
'Tis
the Lord! O wondrous story!
'Tis
the Lord! the King of glory!
At
His feet we humbly fall,
Crown
Him! crown Him, Lord of all!!
Who
is He the people bless
For
His words of gentleness?
Who
is He to Whom they bring
All
the sick and sorrowing?
Who
is He that stands and weeps
At
the grave where Lazarus sleeps?
Who
is He the gathering throng
Greet
with loud triumphant song?
Lo!
at midnight, who is He
Prays
in dark Gethsemane?
Who
is He on yonder tree
Dies
in grief and agony?
Who
is He that from the grave
Comes
to heal and help and save?
Who
is He that from His throne
Rules
through all the world alone?
--Benjamin
Hanby, 1866
This
hymn shows us the unexpected Savior. The King of glory became a baby,
born into poverty. He
was a man, hungry and tired and tested. The Mighty Messiah did not
live the life we might have expected, but He did His Father's will.
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