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REJOICING.
O for a thousand tongues to tell
My dear Redeemer’s praise.
279 L. M.
Christ the end of the law, &c.
1 \ X 7HEN Jesus for his people died,
* V The holy law was satisfied ;
Its awful penalties he bore ;
It can command nor curse no more.
2 He having suffered in their stead,
The law, in covenant form, is dead ;
He rules them with a gentle sway,
And they with sweet delight obey.
3 Amazing love ! how rich, how free—
That Christ should die for such as we;
From hence the holiest duties flow,
Of saints above, and saints below.
280 JL. M.
•Joying in Christ as a friend indeed.
1 DOOR, weak, and worthless, tlio’ I am,
* I have a rich, Almighty friend ;
Jesus, the Saviour, is his name—
He freely loves, and without end.
2 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.
3 He cheers my heart, my want supplies,
And says that I shall shortly be,
Enthroned with him above the skies—
O what a friend is Christ to me I
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