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Text:He beheld the city and wept over it
Author:Beddome

CCCLXVII. He beheld the city and wept over it

1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.

2 The son of God in tears
Angels with wonder see!
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.

3 He wept, that we might weep,
Each sin demands a tear;
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

Text Information
First Line: Did Christ o'er sinner's weep
Title: He beheld the city and wept over it
Author: Beddome
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Scripture:
Topic: Worship: Hymns Before Sermon; Compassion of Christ; Public Religion
Notes: Public Domain.
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