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