585 When Christ Was Lifted From the Earth
When Christ was lifted from the earth
His
arms stretched out above
Though
every culture, every birth,
To
draw an answering love.
2
Still
east and west His love extends
And
always, near or far,
He
calls and claims us as His friends
And
loves us as we are.
3
Where
generation, class, or race
Divides
us to our shame,
He
sees not labels but a face,
A
person and a name.
4
Thus
freely loved, tho’fully known,
May
I in Christ be free
To
welcome and accept His own
As
Christ accepted me.
