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