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By righteousness was I condemned, When I was lost in pain and sin; When Christ redeemed me by His blood, Thy righteousness gave peace within. |
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O God, Thy righteousness condemned My Savior to the cross to die; Yet now to us Thy righteousness Grants peace, forgives, and justifies. |
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Righteousness ruled all debts be paid; Yet, also, righteousness forbade That when accounts were fully paid Again collection could be made. |
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Now that my Lord His blood has shed, You cannot sentence Him again, Nor ask me further recompense, Can but forgive and fully cleanse. |
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When first I heard of righteousness, Fearful, I sought to hide from thence, But at its mention now I sense Such sweetness and such preciousness. |
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Since I have known Thy righteousness, Thy grace I can more clearly see; Thy righteousness gives wondrous rest, Thy grace supplies and comforts me. |
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