*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as I am.
EVEN AS THE SON OF MAN
The Son of man came down
Our sinful souls to save.
He lived a life of suffering love,
And His own life He gave.
He left the courts of heaven
For Bethlehem’s lowly bed,
And had not in the world He made
A place to lay His head.
Then what have I to do
With earthly pomp and pride?
The world that crucified my Lord
To me is crucified.
We preach the cross of Christ,
But we must live it too,
Its passion sign of love inscribed
On all we say and do.
What though our path be hard,
Our name unpraised, unknown?
Enough to suffer with Him here,
And some day share his throne.
O lowly Son of man!
O Man of Calvary!
Help me to bear Thy precious cross
And ever follow Thee.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
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