Meek Jesus, to my soul Thy spirit lending,
Teach me to live like Thee in lowly love,
With humblest service all the saint befriending,
Until I serve before Thy throne above–
Yes, serving e’en Thy foes, for Thou didst seek
The feet of Judas in Thy service meek.
O blessed name of servant, comprehending
Man’s highest honour in his humblest name;
For Thou, God’s Christ, that office recommending,
The throne of might power didst truly claim.
He would rise like Thee, like Thee must owe
His glory only to his stooping low.
The Messiah is spoken of in the Old Testament many times as the Servant of the Lord. This may seem a strange name to give to one of such high honour. We believe that He was divine. How then could He be the Servant of God? Is there not here a contradiction in terms? A servant fills a lowly and a subordinate place. He is one who does the will of another. He does not belong to himself. He cannot make and carry out his own plans. He represents another and comes and goes at the call of another. He receives directions and must obey without question, without liberty of choice. How then could the Son of God be the Servant of the Lord?
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