Attributed to Saint Theresa of Avila, Christian mystic, writer, and religious reformer, but not found in her writings are these words:
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which He looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are His body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
They have inspired at least two choir anthems.
“Christ Has No Body But Yours”—David Ogden
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth, but yours.
Yours are the eyes with which he sees,
Yours are the feet with which he walks,
Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.
1 Yours are the hands.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth, but yours.
Yours are the eyes with which he sees,
Yours are the feet with which he walks,
Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.
2 Yours are the feet.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth, but yours.
Yours are the eyes with which he sees,
Yours are the feet with which he walks,
Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.
3 Yours are the hands.
Yours are feet.
Yours are the eyes.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
1 No hands but yours to heal the wounded world,
no hands but yours to soother all its suffering,
no touch but yours to bind the broken hope
of the people of God.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
2 No eyes but yours to see as Christ would see,
to find the lost, to gaze with compassion;
no eyes but yours to glimpse the holy joy
of the city of God.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
3 No feet but yours to journey with the poor,
to walk this world with mercy and justice.
Yours are the steps to build a lasting peace
for the children of God.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
4 Through ev'ry gift, give back to those in need;
as Christ has blessed, so now be his blessing,
with ev'ry gift a benediction, be
to the people of God.
Christ has no body now but your,
no hands but your.
Here on this earth, yours is the work,
to serve with the joy of compassion.
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