O may I always bear in mind

Verse 1
O may I always bear in mind
The Saviour’s pity for mankind
Which brought him from his throne,
Emptied of all his majesty,
A Man of griefs to comfort me,
And make my heart his own.

Verse 2
O may I in his love delight,
Muse on his love both day and night,
And think of nothing more,
To Him with pure affection cleave,
And only in his presence live
To wonder and adore!

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.'—[Luke 2,] v. 19.” This hymn appears in the 1766 manuscript “MS Luke.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/575, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 3). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 118.
Publishing: Public Domain