709    C.M.     J. Hart
“Who hath despised the day of small things?” Zech. 4. 10

1 The Lord that made both heaven and earth,
  And was himself made man,
  Lay in the womb, before his birth,
  Contracted to a span.

2 Behold, from what beginnings small
  Our great salvation rose;
  The strength of God is owned by all;
  But who his weakness knows?

3 Let not the strong the weak despise;
  Their faith, though small, is true;
  Though low they seem in others’ eyes,
  Their Saviour seemed so too.

4 Nor meanly of the tempted think;
  For O what tongue can tell
  How low the Lord of life must sink,
  Before he vanquished hell?

5 As in the days of flesh he grew
  In wisdom, stature, grace,
  So in the soul that’s born anew,
  He keeps a gradual pace.

6 No less almighty at his birth,
  Than on his throne supreme;
  His shoulders held up heaven and earth,
  When Mary held up him.