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Text:Jesus of Nazareth
Tune:JESUS OF NAZARETH
Composer:T. E. Perkins

14. Jesus of Nazareth

1 What means this eager, anxious throng,
Which moves with busy haste along;
These wondrous gath'rings day by day?
What means this strange commotion, say?
In accents hush'd, the throng reply:
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by;"
In accents hushed, the throng reply:
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

Text Information
First Line: What means this eager, anxious throng
Title: Jesus of Nazareth
Publication Date: 1874
Notes: Now Public Domain. 6 lines.
Tune Information
Name: JESUS OF NAZARETH
Composer: T. E. Perkins
Meter: L. M.
Key: G Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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