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