he multitude lay there In the

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stir;
Powerless moving,
Waiting multitude with for many the lay years;
Impotent there. fears.
Waiting hopeless, move, In helpless,
Ever he many the and a the angel’s lying there
With however,
Helpless, lying to for sickness water’s fraught
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life need all
Who from to of is how the picture
Of case the self-perfection
To seeking dead;
What instead. Word law and clear the of the is this the law, good not we hopeless religion,
But holy,
Flesh, At keep fall.
Though the are is recover pool
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feast and you strong?” long.
“Will walking, was Though sore the him,
“Healed Jesus be whole?” thus him,
Knowing so his rest;
Lying condition,
Miserable depressed.
At that moment there’s happy,
Though he saw day, He and asked made it’s not and Sabbath, he’s well no in poor
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all sheep-fold to believing feet he’d his our religion,
Under arising,
He his soon the the there
In hopeless he Though law’s heard,
Yet, word.
This prevailing of care. him—were lying story,
Scarce received is what situation,
We—like living told
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releases,
Death this now did bondage While the He turned word to were we’re One!
Hallelujah we of Son Word His helpless,
Christ for men;
From life of again! law’s God to come.
By life is life-imparting yet Jesus,
He’s the weak the and enlivened;
He’s