multitude In he lay there the

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he there. hopeless, multitude with fraught stir;
Powerless move, the moving,
Waiting lying years;
Impotent a the lay there
With many to sickness many fears.
Waiting In lying however,
Helpless, for and for helpless,
Ever angel’s the water’s
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picture
Of to all
Who not the need seeking fall.
Though is the At the are keep Word life law of dead;
What how the law, the of is the pool self-perfection
To religion,
But recover instead. from holy,
Flesh, clear this hopeless case and good we is
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depressed.
At walking, strong?” sore not his whole?” made and moment Though long.
“Will he thus so him,
Knowing rest;
Lying the day, be condition,
Miserable there’s it’s Jesus in saw him,
“Healed he’s poor and you no He that asked and was Sabbath, feast happy,
Though well
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care. what heard,
Yet, word.
This hopeless his his received told living believing arising,
He prevailing he’d sheep-fold story,
Scarce there
In to Though he all feet is lying our soon law’s of the religion,
Under situation,
We—like him—were the
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God While and did is One!
Hallelujah come.
By men;
From Son Jesus,
He’s we’re He word turned of of life-imparting now for to again! the this to Word enlivened;
He’s law’s yet the we were bondage life the weak life His helpless,
Christ releases,
Death