When Christ was lifted from the earth
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 585.
Verse 1
When Christ was lifted from the earth His arms stretched out above Through every culture, every birth, To draw an answering love.
Verse 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.
Verse 3
Where generation, class, or race Divides us to our shame, He sees not labels but a face, A person and a name.
Verse 4
Thus freely loved, tho’ fully known, May I in Christ be free To welcome and accept His own As Christ accepted me.