He lives, great the Redeemer lives

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