1129    148th     S. Barnard
“He was moved with compassion.” Matt. 9. 36

1 Jesus, we come to meet
  With thee, our Lord and King,
  To bow before thy feet,
  And here thy praises sing:
  Compassion on us have, we pray,
  And empty send us not away.

2 May every worldly care
  Be banished from our mind;
  May we with profit hear;
  And peace and comfort find:
  Refresh us from thy word, we pray,
  And empty send us not away.

3 Our strength will soon decrease,
  Unless our souls be fed;
  We feel our health and peace
  Depend on living bread.
  Thy gracious hand now, Lord, display,
  And empty send us not away.

4 May all true mourners feel
  Their grief exchanged for joy;
  Thy love to them reveal,
  And all their fears destroy:
  That when they leave thy house this day,
  They may not empty go away.

5 May all thy children prove
  The riches of thy grace;
  Each taste redeeming love,
  And see thy smiling face:
  So shall we all with pleasure say,
  We are not empty sent away.