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[Mercy hath a sure nail bestow'd]

To give us a nail in His holy place. —ix. 8.

Mercy hath a sure nail bestow'd
And fix'd us in the House of God,
Where Thou Thy glories dost reveal,
In Christ the holy Place we dwell,

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Nor will we from the Temple move,
Or quit our hold of Jesu's love.