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309.
[Whoe'er submits to sin's commands]
How can one enter into a strong man's house, &c.
—xii. 29.
Whoe'er submits to sin's commands,
His soul into the tempter's hands
With full consent he gives,
He entertains the fiend abhorr'd,
And Satan as his lawful lord
Into his heart receives.
His soul into the tempter's hands
With full consent he gives,
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And Satan as his lawful lord
Into his heart receives.
Fit mansion for the spirit impure,
He sleeps in sinful peace secure
Till the Redeemer come,
Till Christ omnipotent in grace
The' usurper from His palace chase,
And take up all the room.
He sleeps in sinful peace secure
Till the Redeemer come,
Till Christ omnipotent in grace
The' usurper from His palace chase,
And take up all the room.
Saviour, the human house is Thine,
To this poor captive soul of mine
Thy sovereign right assert,
Resume Thine own by entering in,
Bind the strong man entrench'd in sin,
And force him to depart.
To this poor captive soul of mine
Thy sovereign right assert,
Resume Thine own by entering in,
Bind the strong man entrench'd in sin,
And force him to depart.
My spirit's whole capacity
By double right belongs to Thee;
The tyrant now expel,
Thy purchased goods again possess,
And in this house of holiness,
My Lord for ever dwell.
By double right belongs to Thee;
The tyrant now expel,
Thy purchased goods again possess,
And in this house of holiness,
My Lord for ever dwell.
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