“I am the resurrection, and the life.” John 11. 25
J. Newton C.M.
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“I am,” says Christ, “your glorious Head,”
(May we attention give,)
“The Resurrection of the dead,
The life of all that live.
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“By faith in me the soul receives
New life, though dead before;
And he that in my name believes,
Shall live to die no more.
3
“The sinner sleeping in his grave
Shall at my voice awake,
And when I once begin to save,
My work I’ll ne’er forsake.”
4
Fulfil thy promise, gracious Lord,
On us assembled here;
Put forth thy Spirit with the word,
And cause the dead to hear.
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[Preserve the power of faith alive
In those who love thy name;
For sin and Satan daily strive
To quench the sacred flame.
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Thy power and mercy first prevailed
From death to set us free;
And often since our life had failed,
Had it not been in thee.]
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To thee we look, to thee we bow,
To thee for help we call;
Our Life and Resurrection thou,
Our Hope, our Joy, our All.
