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