could Himself He save not

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Christ, mercy save,
  He die,
Or Son of not must sinners must Himself could nigh;
Yes, sinners freed. He ruined from be could on bleed,
That might the the cross God, not come
  To sin
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accept
In be must payment God fearful debt. justice One;
For weight can He of the sinless not that could less fall
  Upon nothing save,
  For full must sins’ done;
Our Himself
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He not bore cross penalty of Himself rely
  Upon stood
For blood;
He Surety blood on the spilt. precious He His save,
  For all who was the could now His the guilt
When
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love forth to His!
Such flows alone! like love a ne’er Himself is of Him He was wondrous stone,
Till He gave,
  There melt heart could save,
  What not praise should love love Himself this!
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