We saw Thee not when Thou didst come

1.

We saw Thee not when Thou didst come

To this poor world of sin and death

Nor e’er beheld Thy cottage home

In that despised Nazareth

But we believe Thy footsteps trod

Its streets and plains Thou Son of God

2.

We did not see Thee lifted high

Amid that wild and savage crew

Nor heard Thy meek, imploring cry

Forgive, They know not what they did

Yet we believe the deed was done

Which shook the earth and veiled the sun

3.

We stood not by the empty tomb

Where late Thy sacred body lay

Nor sat within that upper room

Nor met thee in the open way

But we believe that angels said

Why seek the living with the dead?

4.

We did not mark the chosen few

When Thou didst through the clouds ascend

First lift to heav’n their wondering view

Then to the earth all prostrate bend

Yet we believe that mortal eyes

Beheld that journey to the skies

5.

And now that Thou dost reign on high

And thence Thy waiting people bless

No ray of glory from the sky

Doth shine upon our wilderness

But we believe Thy faithful word

And trust in our Redeeming Lord