The Voice of Praise ‎#1018

1018. To Jesus, the crown of my hope

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.

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 the bands that detain
My soul from her portion in thee;
Oh, strike off the adamant chain,
And make me eternally free.

4 Then that happy era begins,
When arrayed in thy glory I shine,
And no longer pierce with my sins
The bosom on which I recline.

Text Information

• First Line: To Jesus, the crown of my hope
• Author: Cowper
• Meter: 8s
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 5:8
  ;
  Philippians 1:23
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: Spiritual Songs; Farewell to Earth

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