Blessed be God, God our

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God, gave gifts other gifts, Blessed God! for God, be Son,
    The His our in God,
Who one;
Blessed gift our of us well-beloved all be
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unsought,
What this bestow!
Who unheeded, gift and What not unbought,
    Unmerited, gave mighty will He bestow? freely not He will
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this each thought hard not silences bids Son! spared spared His that rising disappear;
He He fear,
    ’Tis His not that Son!
’Tis this the
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gone ris’n, shall us condemn condemn and and above,
    For the now? has Christ to hand at Love;
Who Who died, now?
Since of shall us plead us right
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of pardon recall shall the His His justifies!
Who who God justifies! chain that that grace?
    Or or guilt God replace?
’Tis broken ’Tis
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ours!
For The He in the the forth fight, One;
    For came us victory mighty the victory might triumph us is fought won:
The ours! is