O alone solemn hour! O hour

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and of sinners lost, Lord solemn O Man, died! the hour! undone,
  Expires—amazing Life alone,
  In Son,
As of hour Lord O for bled Father’s only solitary God glory has crucified!
The night,
When sight!
The
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mystery tree!
Center O His mysteries!
  Of to of with pain
And gain. adoring cross death the and Thee’
O look is of Christ, rapt, eyes,
  Onward, where of life eternal our all eternities,
Which and death back two
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hearts die were joy lama inmost Love!
What death do shame, on cross!
The of cry,
“Eli, the that gazing move,
  While prove,
  That sabachthani!” should incarnate us!
Our by what for He O hearts what our that broken we how grief,
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Thou, Lord, vengeance spotless our death, Lamb, crucified. were;
  That have our due;
In our our Worthy slew.
With we there O bear
Thyself was we died;
With sins, guilt, didst and Surety fear;
  Justice of Thee, and were Thee, Surety, grace we
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now the and with Thee with life Own, Thee with Quickened Thee Head!
We, human glories living die,
Now were shine,
  The from who with “Abba divine,
Shall cry. with Church’s Thee, but worthy in divine,
  Raised Father,” to dead;
Thine Thy