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ADDITIONAL HYMN- BOOK.

5 Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness; Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood: oyuill to Inlit au doct

Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace ,Thy blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord, my God. ydon about

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( SACRAMENTAL.) this feast

N Spread for Thy Church by Thee;

No prophets nor evangelists

Preach the glad news so free.

2 All our redemption cost,

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All our redemption won; has All it cost Thee, the Son.

3 Thine was the bitter price ,Ours is the free gift given; Thine was the blood of sacrifice ,Ours is the wine of heaven.

4 Here we would rest midway, qu As on a sacred height, That darkest and that brightest day Meeting before our sight.

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5 From that dark depth of woes

Thy love for us has trod, Up to the heights of bless'd repose Thy love prepares with God;

6 Till from self's chains released, One sight alone we see: Still at the cross, as at the feast, Behold Thee,- only Thee.

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