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400 | Laudes Domini#401 | 402 |
Text: | "Not seen, ye love" |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | VERNON |
1 My Saviour, whom absent I love,
Whom, not having seen, I adore,
Whose name is exalted above
All glory, dominion, and powers,--
Dissolve thou these bands that detain
My soul from her portion in thee;
Ah, strike off this adamant chain,
And make me eternally free!
2 When that happy era begins,
When arrayed in thy glories I shine,
Nor grieve any more, by my sins,
The bosom on which I recline,
Oh, then shall the vail be removed,
And round me thy brightness be poured!
I shall meet him, whom absent I loved,
I shall see, whom unseen I adored!
3 And then, nevermore shall the fears,
The trials, temptations, and woes,
Which darken this valley of tears,
Intrude on my blissful repose:
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!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | My Saviour, whom absent I love |
Title: | "Not seen, ye love" |
Author: | William Cowper |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1888 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Christ: Character of; Christians: Love for Christ; Communion of Saints: With Christ |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VERNON |
Meter: | 8s, D |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Source: | From the German |