great lives, He the Redeemer lives

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