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WHEN the Saviour dwelt below,
   In His heart compassion reigned;
Sympathy He loved to show,
    Nor the meanest case disdained.
 
2  Round Him thronged the blind, the lame,
    Deaf, and dumb, diseased, possessed;
None in vain for healing came,
    All the Saviour freely blessed.
 
3  He could make the leper whole;
    Thousands at a meal He fed;
Winds and waves could He control;
    By a word He raised the dead.
 
4  Lord, to me Thy blessing give;
    Hungering, sick, and faint, I come;
Let me in Thy presence live,
    Lead me to my heavenly home.
 
5  Be Thy love to me revealed,
    Be Thy grace by me possessed;
Touch me, and I shall be healed;
    Bless me, and I shall be blessed.
 
John Ryland, 1753-1825