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Once I thought that I could offer
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Once I
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thought that I could
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offer
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What I
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had to
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meet Thy
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need,
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Tried some
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favor to Thee
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render,
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Offered
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up re
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ligious
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deeds.
Hands were filled with
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conduct
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proper,
Strengths, and
Bm
gifts, to
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Thee pro
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vide.
A7
Then light
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shined—I’m jus
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t a lep
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er,
Hav
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ing naugh
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t but s
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elf and pride.
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Born unclean, contaminated,
Born unclean, contaminated,
A totality of sin,
All discharges foul, contagious;
Death exuding from within.
How can such as I approach Thee
Thou most holy, righteous, clean?
By Thy Blood, O Lamb, that cleansed me,
Expiated, God appeased.
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Born
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unclean,
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contaminated,
D
A
G A7
totality of
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sin,
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All
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discharges foul,
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contagious;
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Death
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exuding
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from
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within.
How can such as
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I
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approach Thee
Thou most
Bm
holy,
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righteous, clean?
A7
By Thy
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Blood, O Lamb, that
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cleansed me,
G
Expiated, God
A7
appeased.
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Hands once empty now receive Thee;
Hands once empty now receive Thee;
We to tent of meeting go;
Hands are filled with offerings daily,
Flame divine remains aglow.
Christ experienced is our offering,
Meeting not just our own need,
But, O Father, Thy deep longing:
Constituting us Thy priests.
D-A7
Hands once
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empty now
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receive Thee;
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We to
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tent of
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meeting
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go;
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Hands are
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filled with
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offerings daily,
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Flame
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divine
A7
remains
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aglow.
Christ experienced
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is our
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offering,
Meeting
Bm
not just
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our own
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need,
A7
But, O
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Father, Thy deep
A
longing:
G A7
Constituting us
D
Thy priests.
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Consecration through enjoyment,
Consecration through enjoyment,
Daily filled with Christ alone.
Sweetest fragrance now transcendent,
Mutual satisfaction known.
Hallelujahs now unceasing!
Trained to worship and partake.
Holy, clean, and now rejoicing,
No more lepers! Priests for aye!
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Consecration through
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enjoyment,
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Daily
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filled with
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Christ
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alone.
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Sweetest
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fragrance now
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transcendent,
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Mutual
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satisfaction
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known.
Hallelujahs
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now
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unceasing!
Trained to
Bm
worship
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and
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partake.
A7
Holy,
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clean, and now
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rejoicing,
No
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more
A7
lepers! Priests
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for aye!
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I am born full of sin, yet the most holy, righteous One approaches me and cleanses me with His blood. I am now clean, holy, and now rejoicing.