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SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST.
Fairer is he than all the fair
Who fill the heavenly train.
3 He saw me plunged in deep distress,
And flew to my relief ;
For me he bore the shameful cross,
And carried all my grief.
4 To him I owe my life and breath,
And all the joys I have ;
He makes me triumph over death,
And saves me from the grave.
5 To heaven, the place of his abode,
He brings my weary feet,
Shows me the glories of my God,
And makes my joys complete.
6 Since from his bounty I receive
Such proofs of love divine,
Had I a thousand hearts to give,
L,ord, they should all be thine.
178 L. M.
77i« song of heaven.
1 THE countless multitude on high,
* Who tune their songs to Jesus’ name,
All merits of their own deny,
And Jesus’ worth alone proclaim.
2 Firm on the ground of sovereign grace
They stand before Jehovah’s throne,
The only song in that blest place
Is, ‘ Thou art worthy, thou alone.’
3 With spotless robes of purest white,
And branches of triumphal palm,
They shout, with transports of delight,
The ceaseless universal psalm—
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