1 O Son of God incarnate,
  
O Son of man divine!
  
In whom God’s glory dwelleth,
  
In whom man’s virtues shine;
  
God’s light to earth Thou bringest
  
To drive sin’s night away,
  
And through Thy life so radiant,
  
Earth’s darkness turns to day.
2 O Mind of God incarnate,
  
O Thought in flesh enshrined!
  
In human form Thou speakest
  
To men the Father’s mind:
  
God’s thought to earth Thou bringest
  
That men in Thee may see
  
What God is like, and seeing,
  
Think God’s tho'ts after Thee.
3 O Heart of God incarnate,
  
Love-bearer to mankind!
  
From Thee we learn what love is,
  
In Thee love’s ways we find:
  
God’s love to earth Thou bringest
  
In living deeds that prove
  
How sweet to serve all others,
  
When we all others love.
4 O Will of God incarnate,
  
So human, so divine!
  
Free wills to us Thou givest,
  
That we may make them Thine:
  
Gods’ will to earth Thou bringest
  
That all who would obey,
  
May learn from Thee their duty,
  
The truth, the life, the way.
                        Wilbur Fisk Tillett
                          
  The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition
<idle musing>
The biography is interesting. Seems he was a professor of theology at Vanderbilt, eventually even dean there.
</idle musing>
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