Tune: Merton
(\'Hark, a herald voice is sounding\')
Luke 19 v.1-10
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Zacchaeus, tax-collector he
Of certain short stature be
Climbed a tree for to Jesus see
As He passed in company
Jesus saw him, said, Zacchaeus
Make haste, come down, with no fuss
For today I must abide, stay
At your house with no delay
Then crowd murmured, Jesus, He be
Gone to visit sinner, see
To be a guest in his house, so
Their displeasure they did show
Zacchaeus in his house did say
To Jesus, Lord, here today
The half of my goods I give to
The poor, this my pledge anew
And if I from any taken
Falsely, and not mistaken
I restore unto them four-fold
So be my accounts resolved
Jesus said to him, Today is
Salvation come to house this
For he a son of Abraham
Is truly and is no sham
For Jesus the Son of man is
Come to seek, save lost, this bliss
Help us Lord, show our faith in deed
As Zacchaeus did you heed