113The other hymn of his we give has for its theme Christ weeping over Jerusalem (Luke xix. 28-48).
| Lo, He wept! Who, then, is He? Christ the Lord! What shall we say? Thousands wept before; but see God as Man in tears to-day. | | Lo, He wept! And why should He? Oh, not for Himself one tear! It was human misery That had touched His soul so near. | | Lo, He wept! And all around See the crowd exulting leaps; Loud and far the songs resound; They rejoice--He only weeps. | | Lo, He wept! He sees the doom Of the city close at hand: Soon to fall in awful gloom, In the fire a burning brand! | | Lo, He wept! What love hath He For His enemies revealed! Tears of gentle charity-- 'Tis the heart of God unsealed. | | Lo, He wept! Ah, sinner, see-- See, the tears are falling fast! He of pity wept for thee-- And wilt thou not weep at last? | |
114Dr. Rees was born in the month of November, 1802, at the foot of Hiraethog Hill, near Denbigh. It was in the same month, eighty-one years later, that he fell asleep in the city of Chester. 'The search of a tired soul for rest' came to an end, when the Saviour met him at the door and asked him to come in.