Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning":
How blessed the day when the lamb and the lion/Shall lie down together without any ire;
Note: Also, the second line in the chorus ("Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb!") refers to Jesus Christ as "the Lamb."
Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "Redeemer of Israel":
We know he is coming,/To gather his sheep,/And plant them in Zion, in love;/For why in the valley/Of death should they weep,/Or alone in the wilderness rove?
Note: The "sheep" referred to in this hymn are Christ's humble followers.
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