”Oh who am I that, for my sake, my Lord should take frail flesh and die?”
(LSB 430.1)
We can experience the Lenten Season in a very personal way with our God, as in a favorite hymn, #430 from the Lutheran Service Book “My Song Is Love Unknown”. The text was written in the 1600’s by Samuel Crossman and it expresses such a personal view of the love our Lord has for us. ”Oh who am I That for my sake My Lord should take Frail flesh and die?”
My song is love unknown,
My Savior’s love to me,
Love to the loveless shown
That they might lovely be.
Oh, who am I
That for my sake
My Lord should take
Frail flesh and die? (LSB 430.1)
As we follow the Lenten story through the verses of this hymn, we are humbled by the depth of God’s love for us, His chosen ones.
Here might I stay and sing,
No story so divine!
Never was love, dear King,
Never was grief like Thine.
This is my friend,
In whose sweet praise
I all my days
Could gladly spend! (LSB 430.7)
“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10
PRAYER: Jesus, as we ponder the mystery of your passion, we are humbled by your immeasurable love. For this, we give you thanks and praise, now and through eternity. Amen.
LaNette Sagehorn
Albany Zone President
LWML Atlantic District
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