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745.

[Cut me not off, almighty Lord]

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me. —x. 2.

Cut me not off, almighty Lord,
But use Thy rod, and not Thy sword;
The cross no longer I decline,
But save me from the curse Divine;
Let sorrow break this wretched heart,
Let pain my soul and body part,
But suffer not my soul to be
For ever separated from Thee.