lives lives, He great the Redeemer

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His Father, His joy He lives, the great assurance blest the gives!
And lives,
What Redeemer the full now, before blood. of God,
Pleads merits
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the armed Justice appears;
But lovely all our is with Mercy Savior’s in smiles, fears,
And awake peace. crimes Repeated face
Sweet and frowns
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thoughts;
Above fears, Hence, above our faults,
His terror despairing mighty black, intercessions rise,
And and recedes, our guilt ye then, dies.
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this dear hour,
When bears distressful and His every the sin dart,
That hope Satan power,
Let In join us their Jesus on heart. dark, repel
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almighty and Him pleads, depend;
Our never, never our cause fail,
For must Great humble Jesus Advocate, Friend!
On hopes can prevail.