588 | Song of Solomon 8:5-7 | LM | |
WHO is this loved one in distress Who travels through the wilderness, And pressed with sorrows and with sins, On her belovèd Lord she leans? |
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2 | This is the bride of Christ our God, Bought with the treasures of His blood; And all her supplications there Picture each saint in tender prayer. |
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3 | O let my name engraven stand, My Jesus, on Thy heart and hand: Seal me upon Thine arm, and wear That pledge of love for ever there. |
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4 | Stronger than death Thy love is known, Which many floods could never drown; And hell and earth in vain combine To quench a fire so much divine. |
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5 | Till Thou hast brought me to Thy home Where fears and doubts can never come, Let me Thy count’nance often see As daily I draw near to Thee. |
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Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |