O hour! solemn alone hour O

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