To those who love the Lord I speak; <br />Is my Beloved near? <br />The Bridegroom of my soul I seek, <br />Oh! when will He appear? <br /> <br />Though once a man of grief and shame, <br />Yet now He fills a throne, <br />And bears the greatest, sweetest name, <br />That earth or heaven have known. <br /> <br />Grace flies before, and love attends <br />His steps wheree'er he goes; <br />Though none can see Him but His friends, <br />And they were once his foes. <br /> <br />He speaks; - obedient to His call <br />Our warm affections move: <br />Did He but shine alike on all, <br />Then all alike would love. <br /> <br />Then love in every heart would reign, <br />And war would cease to roar; <br />And cruel and bloodthirsty men <br />Would thirst for blood no more. <br /> <br />Such Jesus is, and such His grace; <br />Oh, may He shine on you! <br />And tell him, when you see His face, <br />I long to see Him, too.<br /><br />William Cowper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/olney-hymn-33-seeking-the-beloved/
