Behold, where in a mortal form

Behold, where in a mortal form. William Enfield (1741-1797). This hymn was first published in the Second Edition of Enfield’s Selection of Hymns for Social Worship (1797). It was entitled ‘The Example of Christ’. It appeared in some British books, such as Edward Bickersteth*’s Christian Psalmody (1833) and Andrew Reed*’s The Hymn Book, prepared from Dr. Watts’s Psalms and Hymns, and other Authors (1842). Subsequently rather neglected in Britain, it became very popular in the USA until recent times. It was found in The Sabbath Hymn Book: for the Service of Song in the House of the Lord (New York and Boston, 1858), edited by Lowell Mason*, Edwards Amasa Park, and Austin Phelps; and in Christ...