Many of the verses below are found in 'The Man of Sorrows" 1867

 A Christmas Hymn by John Nelson Darby

John Nelson Darby, 18.11.1800--29.4.1882, b. Westminster, London. attended Trinity College, Dublin, 1825 C of Ireland deacon, then priest c1825-c1831, writer, poet, one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren movement, d. Sundridge House, Bournemouth, Dorset. Metre 7.6.7.6.
verse 1.
We see Thee, Lord of glory,	1Cor 2.8 (God’s wisdom) which none of the princes of this age knew, (for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;)
Descending from above,	Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
And learn the wondrous story	1Th 2:13 having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men’s word, but, even as it is truly, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
Of God come down in love.	2Co 5:19 how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.
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Thus cradled in a manger,	Lu 2:12 And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.
We see Thee, Jesus, there,	Lu 2:16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;
A houseless,	Lu 2:7 and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
homeless Stranger,	Lu 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
Our sorrows all to share.	Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
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O strange yet fit beginning	Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Of all that life of woe,	Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
In which Thy grace was winning	2Co 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Poor man his God to know!	1Ti 3:16 God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

verse 4
O love, all thought surpassing!	1Jo 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
That Thou shouldst with us be,	Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)full of grace and truth.
Nor yet in triumph passing,	Mt 2.13 behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
But human infancy!	Lu 2.21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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We gaze upon Thy weakness-	Luke 2.27,28 And (Simeon) came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God,
The manger and the cross;	2Co 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
We love Thee for Thy meekness	2Co 10:1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Through suff'ring, pain and loss.	1Pe 2:23 who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, threatened not; but gave himself over into the hands of him who judges righteously;
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We see the Godhead glory	1John 1.1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
Shine through that human veil,	1John 1.2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
And, willing, hear the story	Lu 8:15 But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Of love that's come to heal.	Mr 2:17 And Jesus having heard it says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners.
	scripture annotations selected by J. G.