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Which floods of wrath can never drown; And hell and earth in vain combine, To quench a fire so much divine.
Poor, weak, and worthless though I am,
I have a rich, almighty Friend; Jesus, the Saviour, is his name; He freely loves, and without end.
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He ransomed me from hell with blood, And by his power my foes controlled; He found me wandering far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold.
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He cheers my heart, my needs supplies, And says that I shall shortly be Enthroned with him above the skies; O what a Friend is Christ to me! JOHN NEWTON 1725 L.M. Isaac Watts
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The Strength of Christ’s Redeeming Love. Song. 8. 5
Who is this fair one in distress,
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“But I am jealous of my heart, Lest it should once from thee depart; Then let thy name be well impressed, As a fair signet, on my breast.
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“Till thou hast brought me to thy home, Where fears and doubts can never come, Thy countenance let me often see, And often thou shalt hear from me.” ISAAC WATTS 1674 8.7.4. J. Evans
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“It is finished.” John 19. 30
Hark! the voice of love and mercy
Sounds aloud from Calvary! See! it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth and veils the sky! “It is finished!” Hear the dying Saviour cry!
That travels from this wilderness; And, pressed with sorrows and with sins, On her beloved Lord she leans?
2 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasures of his blood; And her request and her complaint Is but the voice of every saint: 3
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“O let my name engraven stand Both on thy heart and on thy hand; Seal me upon thy arm, and wear That pledge of love for ever there. “Stronger than death thy love is known,
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“It is finished!” – O what pleasure Do these charming words afford! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord. “It is finished!” Saints, the dying words record.
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[Finished, all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law; Finished all that God had promised;
