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HIS PEOPLE, by                    
First Line: He set us free
Last Line: Thy yoke we hear / for thy name's sake!
Subject(s): Freedom;god;israel;jacob (bible);jews; Liberty;judaism


HE set us free—
To bear the yoke—
"Let them serve Me,"
'Twas thus He spoke.

He called us "Mine,"
Not for desire,
To be call'd Thine
Meant sword and fire,

And anguish sharp—
In ev'ry land
The exile's harp
Forgot his hand.

They reap'd their own;
God's Acre ours!
On graves alone,
Might we grow flowers.

But oh! worth while,
Strong love divine
Outcast, or vile—
To be call'd Thine.

To feel Thy love
Like shepherding—
Like brooding dove,
Like eagle's wing!

As mothers speak
To sons distrest,
The sore and weak
Thou comfortest.

Oh! worth the cost,
And welcome pain!
World's love well lost
Thy love to gain.

We will serve Thee,
As Jacob swore,
"This God shall be
Mine evermore!"

His oath we swear,
His blessing take;
Thy yoke we bear
For Thy name's sake!





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