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I now have found for hope of Heaven,
An anchor-ground that firm will hold;
’Twas through the cross of Jesus given,
By God appointed from of old;
A ground that shall enduring stay,
|: When earth and skies have passed away. :|
’Tis God’s own mercy never ending;
Its measure all our thoughts exceeds;
While Jesus, too, His arms extending,
Whose heart for guilty sinners bleeds,
Now with compassion calls His foes
|: To flee from sin and endless woes. :|
This love’s a deep, our follies hiding;
The death of Christ, a matchless grace,
To life and peace our spirits guiding,
Where wrath no more shall find a place;
His blood for us is pleading still,
|: “Let mercy all its work fulfill!" :|
Upon this ground I rest most firmly,
Long as the earth my dwelling prove;
And wish to serve my God and Savior,
Till, dying, I shall rise above,
And there, rejoicing, shall adore
|: Unbounded mercy evermore. :|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8 extended
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Dates:
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1727,1850
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Bible Refs:
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Heb 6:19;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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MIR IST ERBARMUNG WIDERFAHREN
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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~1790
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echo ' | ';
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