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Text:Lord Jesus, When We Stand Afar
Author:William W. How
Tune:BABYLON'S STREAMS
Composer:Thomas Campion
Media:MIDI file

3843. Lord Jesus, When We Stand Afar

1. Lord Jesus, when we stand afar
And gaze upon Thy holy cross,
In love of Thee, and scorn of self,
O may we count the world as loss!

2. When we behold Thy bleeding wounds,
And the rough way that Thou hast trod,
Make us to hate the load of sin
That lay so heavy on our God.

3. O holy Lord, uplifted high,
With outstretched arms in mortal woe,
Thou dost embrace in wondrous love
The sinful world that lies below.

4. Give us an ever living faith
To gaze beyond the things we see;
And in the mystery of Thy death
Draw us and all men unto Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Lord Jesus, when we stand afar
Title: Lord Jesus, When We Stand Afar
Author: William W. How (1854)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Psalms and Hymns, 1854
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BABYLON'S STREAMS
Composer: Thomas Campion (1613)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 13455 43223 45544
Key: d minor
Copyright: Public Domain



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