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Spiritual melody
Spiritual melody, containing near three hundred sacred hymns. By Benjamin Keach, author of Trhopolgia, pastor of the Church of Christ meeting on Horsly-down, Southwark
London: printed for John Hancock, 1691
Part 2 › Hymn 56: HYMN 56. Christ the desire of all Nations.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2 Some in all Nations long for peace, Therefore desire thee; And wars, O Lord shall never cease Until the Prince they see.
3 The Nations long for some great thing, Their desires are for good; And all true good from thee does spring, Though not well understood.
4 All Nations now desire thee not, Yet some do in each Land; And all the Earth for thee will thirst, And yield to thy command.
5 All those who see of thee a need, Know the necessity They have of help, their Souls do bleed Until thee they do see.
6 O then Lord Jesus come away, We know thou didst appear Already once, but do not stay, Again lets see thee here.