We hail thee now, O Jesus, <br />thy presence here we own, <br />though sight and touch have failed us, <br />and faith perceives alone; <br />thy love has veiled thy glory; <br />and hid thy power divine, <br />in mercy to our weakness, <br />beneath an earthly sign. <br /> <br />We hail thee now, O Jesus, <br />in silence hast thou come, <br />for all the hosts of heaven <br />with wonderment are dumb: <br />so great the condescension, <br />so marvelous the love, <br />which for our sakes, O Savior, <br />have drawn thee from above. <br /> <br />We hail thee now, O Jesus, <br />for law and type have ceased, <br />and thou in each Communion <br />art Sacrifice and Priest; <br />we make this great memorial <br />in union, Lord, with thee, <br />and plead thy death and passion <br />to cleanse and set us free. <br /> <br />We hail thee now, O Jesus, <br />for death is drawing near, <br />and in thy presence only <br />its terrors disappear; <br />dwell with us, sweetest Savior, <br />and guide us through the night, <br />till shadows end in glory, <br />and faith be lost in sight.<br /><br />Frederick George Scott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-hail-thee-now-o-jesus/
