Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By John Byrom (1692–1763)The Answer
| CHEER up, desponding Soul, | |
| Thy longing pleased I see; | |
| ’Tis part of that great whole, | |
| Wherewith I longed for thee. | |
| Wherewith I longed for thee, | 5 |
| 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 suffered on the cross: | 10 |
| Oh, were My love but known, | |
| No soul could fear its loss. | |
| No soul could fear its loss, | |
| But filled with love divine, | |
| Would die on its own cross, | 15 |
| And rise for ever Mine. | |