What Man Is This?

Here is the text of Sunday's closing hymn. The tune is the same as used for the Christmas carol "What Child Is This?" The text is based on the story of Jesus calming the sea in Mark 4:35-41.

What man is this, who lays his head
In weariness for sleeping?
Disciples row across the sea
His care with love they’re keeping.
This, this is Christ their Lord
Who teaches with authority,
Praise, praise the Man of God
Messiah, the Lord Anointed.


How can he sleep midst wind and storm
The per’lous waves come crashing?
How now does he command the wind
So stormy gale is ceasing?
This, this is Christ the Lord
Who rules o’er wind o’er sea and storm
Fear, fear the Son of God
Messiah, the Lord Anointed


What man is this who hangs on high
With head bowed down and moaning?
Who does not still the storm that strikes
But bearing our sin is groaning?
This, this is Christ the Lamb
Who bears the cross for me, for you.
Hail, hail, the Lamb of God
Messiah, the Lord Anointed.