He fought as one who fain would die

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Gazing with ea­ger breath,

He fought as one who fain would die

And, dy­ing, con­quer death.

For Man the Savior Shed

Lyricist: Jean de Santeuil, 1686
Composer: William Monk, 1875
Hymn 1

...Gazing with ea­ger breath,

He fought as one who fain would die,

And, dy­ing, con­quer death....

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Gazing with ea­ger breath,

He fought as one who fain would die,

And, dy­ing, con­quer death.

For Man the Savior Shed

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