And now the Lord His way must take
Through ancient Jericho.
The people crowd around Him there,
And make His progress slow.
And Bartimeus, blind and poor,
Was sitting by the way;
Another beggar, sad and blind,
Sat by his side that day.
And when they heard the tramping
crowd,
And asked the reason why,
They learned that Christ of Nazareth
Was just then passing by.
Then each man cried aloud at once,
In tones of earnest plea :
"Jesus, Thou Son of David,
Have mercy upon me."
And Jesus had compassion on
Their dark and helpless plight,
And gently touched their eyes and said :
"Your faith doth give you sight."
Immediately their eyes were healed,
And both with joyful mind,
Followed the Master, praising God,
And all the people joined.
