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1382.

[A death devoted race]

Why will ye die? —xviii. 31.

A death devoted race
If Thou hast pass'd us by;
Excluded from Thy heavenly grace,
We must for ever die:

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But not by Thy decree;
(Who freely wouldst forgive;)
We perish, Lord, in spite of Thee,
Because we will not live.
Yet, O most patient Lord,
Suffice the season pass'd:
We hear the kind inviting word,
And turn to Thee at last,
The benefit embrace
To all so freely given,
And choose in Christ the life of grace,
The glorious life of heaven.