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And says that I shall shortly be Enthroned with him above the skies; O what a Friend is Christ to me!
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JOHN NEWTON 1725
The Strength of Christ’s Redeeming Love. Song. 8. 5 1 Who is this fair one in distress, 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
“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.
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“Stronger than death thy love is known, Which floods of wrath can never drown; And hell and earth in vain combine, To quench a fire so much divine.
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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.”
