Excerpt from The Hymn Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by Its History and Other Verses I What means this eager, anxious thr'ong Pressing our busy streets along? These wondrous gatherings day by day, What means this strange commotion, pray? Voices in accents hushed reply Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. II E'en children feel the potent spell And haste their new-found joy to tell. In crowds they to the place repair Where Christians daily bow in prayer, Hosannas mingle with the cry Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. III Who is this Jesus? Why should He The city move so mightily? A passing stranger, has He skill To move the multitude at will? Again the stirring tones reply Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. IV Jesus! 'tis He who once below Man's pathway trod mid pain and woe And burdened ones where'er He came Brought out their sick and deaf and lame. Blind men rejoiced to hear the cry Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. V Again He comes - from place to place His holy footprints we can trace; He pauses at our threshold, nay, He enters, condescends to stay! Shall we not gladly raise the cry Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. VI Bring out your sick and blind and lame, 'tis to restore them Jesus came; Compassion infinite you'll find With boundless power in Him combined. Come quickly while salvation's nigh, Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. VII Ye sin-sick souls, who feel your need, He comes to you, a Friend indeed Rise from your weary, wakeful couch, Haste to secure His healing touch; No longer sadly wait and sigh, Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.