Seeking the beloved

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Source: Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Olney Hymns, 1779) Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/newton/olneyhymns Public domain basis: First published London, 1779; Newton d. 1807, Cowper d. 1800. CCEL first-edition transcription. US public domain. Coverage: Complete individual poem extracted from parent edition olney-hymns at bytes 292299-293139; checksum de8ce603affe3a0f19b0049c01b2a727b5f8c3891bc2275ae220fdb3339f5b89.

# Seeking the beloved

Seeking the beloved

Hymn 13

William Cowper

8,6,8,6

Seeking the beloved.

To those who know the LORD I speak,

Is my beloved near?

The bridegroom of my soul I seek,

O! when will he appear!

Though once a man of grief and shame,

Yet now he fills a throne;

And bears the greatest, sweetest name,

That earth or heav'n have known.

Grace flies before, and love attends

His steps where'er be goes;

Though none can see him but his friends,

And they were once his foes.

He speaks--obedient to his call

Our warm affections move;

Did he but shine alike on all,

Then all alike would love.

Then love in every heart would reign,

And war would cease to roar;

And cruel, and blood-thirsty men,

Would thirst for blood no more.

Such JESUS is, and such his grace,

Oh may he shine on you! SS 5:8

And tell him, when you see his face,

I long to see him too.