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342.

[Their sinful spot the heathen have]

Their spot is not the spot of his children, &c. —xxxii. 5.

Their sinful spot the heathen have;
But whom Thou dost redeem,
Jesus, omnipotent to save,
It cannot cleave to them:
Thou shedd'st Thy blood (and not in vain
Did the rich current flow)
To make us clean from every stain,
Thy spotless church below.
No wrinkle of the Adam old
Shall on Thy saints be seen;
The sons of God are pure as gold,
When grown to perfect men:
And if I in Thy word confide,
Thou, Lord, shalt say to me,
“Thou art all fair, My love, My bride,
There is no spot in thee!”