We usually sing a children's hymn on Sunday mornings. Yesterday it was this hymn by Ann Gilbert (1782-1866). Born Ann Taylor, her elder sister Jane was the better known. (For another article on hymn writing sisters, see here). Their mother Ann also wrote. More here and here.
Jesus, who lived above the sky,
Came down to be a man and die;
And in the Bible we may see
How very good He used to be.
He went about, He was so kind,
To cure poor people who were blind,
And many who were sick and lame,
He pitied them, and did the same.
And, more than that, He told them too
The things that God would have them do;
And was so gentle and so mild,
He would have listened to a child.
But such a cruel death He died!
He was hung up and crucified!
And those kind hands that did such good,
They nailed them to a cross of wood!
And so He died ! — and this is why
He came to be a man and die:
The Bible says He came from Heaven,
That we might have our sins forgiven.
He knew how wicked man had been,
He knew that God must punish sin;
So out of pity Jesus said
He'd bear the punishment instead.
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