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HYMN.
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not.”—John i. 11.
To his own world he came,
To Earth's most favoured spot.
Jesus, Immanuel, was his name:
Yet, Israel knew him not.
To Earth's most favoured spot.
Jesus, Immanuel, was his name:
Yet, Israel knew him not.
Son of the Father's love,
Effulgence of his light,
He left his glorious court above,
To suffer man's despite.
Effulgence of his light,
He left his glorious court above,
To suffer man's despite.
He came to suffer death,
And, bleeding for his foes,
Spoke pardon with his dying breath,
And peace when he arose.
And, bleeding for his foes,
Spoke pardon with his dying breath,
And peace when he arose.
His latest moments here
In benediction pass'd.
To those who saw him disappear,
That action was his last.
In benediction pass'd.
To those who saw him disappear,
That action was his last.
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But, having reached his throne,
He sent down from above
His promised Spirit, to make known
The riches of his love.
He sent down from above
His promised Spirit, to make known
The riches of his love.
Ye who have felt that flame,
On whom that grace is poured,
Go, in his Spirit, to proclaim
Salvation in the Lord.
On whom that grace is poured,
Go, in his Spirit, to proclaim
Salvation in the Lord.
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