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[No: for the Lord is not in them]

Are not Abana and Pharpar better? —v. 12.

No: for the Lord is not in them,
But Jordan's consecrated stream:
And by the means Himself ordains
We all may wash away our stains,
A leprous world may be restored
By virtue of the gospel-word,
Our spirit, soul, and flesh renew'd
In the pure laver of His blood.