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