Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By John Byrom (16921763)The Answer
CHEER up, desponding Soul, | |
Thy longing pleased I see; | |
’Tis part of that great whole, | |
Wherewith I longed for thee. | |
Wherewith I longed for thee, | 5 |
And left my Father’s throne; | |
From death to set thee free, | |
To claim thee for My own. | |
To claim thee for My own, | |
I suffered on the cross: | 10 |
Oh, were My love but known, | |
No soul could fear its loss. | |
No soul could fear its loss, | |
But filled with love divine, | |
Would die on its own cross, | 15 |
And rise for ever Mine. | |