Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JESUS FIRST AND JESUS LAST, by THOMAS MACKELLAR


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JESUS FIRST AND JESUS LAST, by                    
First Line: Jesus! When my soul is parting
Last Line: Let me see thee, and adore.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Jesus! When my soul is parting
From this body frail and weak,
And the deathly dew is starting
Down this pale and wasted cheek--
Thine, my Saviour,
Be the name I last shall speak.

Jesus! When my memory wanders
Far from loved ones at my side,
And in fitful dreaming ponders
Who are they that near me glide--
Last, my Saviour,
Let my thoughts on Thee abide.

When the morn in all its glory
Charms no more mine ear nor eye,
And the shadows closing o'er me
Warn me of the time to die--
Last, my Saviour,
Let me see Thee standing by.

When my feet shall pass the river,
And upon the farther shore
I shall walk, redeemed forever--
Ne'er to sin, to die no more;
First, Lord Jesus,
Let me see Thee, and adore.







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