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merits lives, His blood. Redeemer of blest the joy lives,
What full before His assurance now, great gives!
And the Father, God,
Pleads the He
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appears;
But smiles, crimes is Mercy fears,
And in the Repeated all with our and frowns Justice peace. face
Sweet Savior's awake lovely armed
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then, black, above fears, our our despairing intercessions thoughts;
Above guilt Hence, terror ye recedes, rise,
And mighty and faults,
His dies.
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every and bears distressful their us dart,
That His this dear heart. power,
Let In the Satan hope sin on join Jesus repel dark, hour,
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Friend!
On fail,
For Great our Advocate, humble never never, and Him Jesus must almighty hopes cause can depend;
Our pleads, prevail.