Hound of Heaven

This is the last part of the famous 182-line poem that speaks to me:
Now of that long pursuit
Comes on at hand the bruit;
That Voice is round me like a bursting sea:
“And is thy earth so marred,
Shattered in shard on shard?
Lo, all things fly thee, for thou fliest Me!
Strange, piteous, futile thing!
Wherefore should any set thee [...]

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You Chose the Cross

You chose the cross with every breath
The perfect life the perfect death
You chose the cross
A crown of thorns You wore for us
And crowned us with eternal life
You chose the cross
And though Your soul was overwhelmed with pain
Obedient to death You overcame
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Chorus:
I’m lost in wonder I’m lost in love
I’m lost in praise forever more
Because of Jesus’ [...]

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