Hymn 325
We saw thee not when thou didst come
Ọm’ Ọlọrun a kò ri Ọ
- 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. - 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 do';
Yet we believe the deed was done,
Which shook the earth and veiled the sun. - 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?' - We did not mark the chosen few,
When thou didst through the clouds ascend,
First lift to heaven their wondering view,
Then to the earth all prostrate bend;
Yet we believe that mortal eyes
Beheld that journey to the skies. - And now that thou art throned above,
And dost from heaven thy 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. Amen.