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When God from his throne did vengeance display
That deluged a world, and swept them away;
He caused it to slumber, nor could it begin
Till his little number the Lord had shut in.
Shut in by decree and council they were;
Shut in by the oath which to them he swear;
From hell's condemnation, and wrath's horrid din;
O precious salvation! the Lord shut them in.
The few that remained, not wrecked by the flood,
Prefigure to us the ransomed by blood;
In Jesus elected, not deluged by sin,
But in him protected, the Lord shut them in.
Thus o'er the abyss in safety they rode;
Nor wonder at this—their Pilot was God;
When death and destruction without might be seen,
This was their protection, the Lord shut them in.
When others are wrecked, e'en then he will spare
His own, the elect; their sonship is clear;
Though sin may annoy them, his charge they have been;
It ne'er shall destroy them—the Lord shut them in.
When Judgement takes place, and worlds in a flame.
The subjects of grace shall sup with the Lamb;
And when on his bosom they take their repose,
The portals of glory shall finally close.
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10 10 11 11
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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HANOVER
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10 10 11 11
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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| # 178 | A | | # 22 | A | | # 73 | A | | # 13 | A | | # 212 | A | | # 27 | A | | # 434 | A | | # 431 | A | | # 8 | Ab | | # 8 | G | | # 17 | G | | # 456 | G | | # 28 | G | | # 569 | G | | # 12 | A |
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