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| Text: | "The crown of my hope" |
| Tune: | "THE CROWN OF MY HOPE" |
| Composer: | S. W. |
1 To Jesus, the crown of my hope,
My soul is in haste to be gone;
Oh! bear me, ye cherubim, up,
And waft me away to his throne,
And waft me away to his throne.
2 My Saviour, whom absent I love,
Whom not having seen I adore;
Whose name is exalted above
All glory, dominion and power:
3 Dissolve thou these bonds, that detain
My soul from her portion in thee;
Oh! strike off this adamant chain,
And make me eternally free.
4 When that happy era begins,
Array'd in thy glories I shine;
Nor grieve any more by my sins
The bosom on which I recline.
5 Oh! then shall the veil be removed,
And round me thy brightness be pour'd,
I then shall meet him whom I loved,
Whom not having seen I adored.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | To Jesus, the crown of my hope |
| Title: | "The crown of my hope" |
| Publication Date: | 1845 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | "THE CROWN OF MY HOPE" |
| Composer: | S. W. |
| Meter: | P. M.* |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
| Notes: | *Select Melodies, Hymn 79. |
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