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THE ANSWER by JOHN BYROM

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First Line: CHEER UP, DESPONDING SOUL
Last Line: AND RISE FOR EVER MINE.
Subject(s): SOUL;

CHEER up, desponding soul;
Thy longing, pleas'd, I see;
'Tis part of that great whole,
Wherewith I long'd for thee.

Wherewith I long'd for thee,
And left my Father's throne;
From death to set thee free,
To claim thee for my own.

To claim thee for my own,
I suffer'd on the cross:
Oh! were my love but known,
No soul could fear its loss.

No soul could fear its loss,
But, fill'd with love divine,
Would @3die@1 on its @3own@1 cross,
And @3rise@1 for ever @3mine.@1



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