Hymn
To Jesus, the crown of my hope
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.
My Savior, whom absent I love;
Whom, not having seen, I adore;
Whose name is exalted above
All glory, dominion and power.
Dissolve thou these bands that detain
My soul from her portion in thee,
Ah! strike off this adamant chain,
And make me eternally free.
And then, nevermore shall the fears,
The trials, temptations, and woes,
Which darken this valley of tears,
Intrude on my blissful repose.
To Jesus, the crown of my hope — Text from Triumphant Songs No.2, 1889. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/to-jesus-the-crown-of-my-hope
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Who wrote To Jesus, the crown of my hope?
The words of To Jesus, the crown of my hope were written by William Cowper; the version here was published in 1889. The library holds 16 more hymns by William Cowper, including Walking with God and Return of Joy.
Is To Jesus, the crown of my hope public domain?
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