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Jesus Hasting To Suffer.

By William Cowper

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The Saviour, what a noble flame     Was kindled in his breast,     When hasting to Jerusalem,     He marchd before the rest.     Good-will to men and zeal for God     His every thought engross;     He longs to be baptized with blood,[1]     He pants to reach the cross!     With all his sufferings full in view,     And woes to us unknown,     Forth to the task his spirit flew;     Twas love that urged him on.     Lord, we return thee what we can:     Our hearts shall sound abroad     Salvation to the dying Man,     And to the rising God!     And while thy bleeding glories here     Engage our wondering eyes,     We learn our lighter cross to bear,     And hasten to the skies.

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William Cowper

About William Cowper

William Cowper (1731–1800) was an English poet and hymnodist whose work bridges the gap between the Augustan age and Romanticism. His poems "The Task" and "John Gilpin" were enormously popular, and his hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" remains widely sung.

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