Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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THE PROMISE. |
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THE PROMISE.
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and
between thy seed, and her seed; it shall break thy head, and thou
shalt bruise his heel.”
—Genesis, iii. 15.
Rejoice! ye ransom'd saints,
The promise still endures;
Though feeble nature faints,
The victory is yours.
The promise still endures;
Though feeble nature faints,
The victory is yours.
But not by you obtain'd,—
Then hopeless were your trust,
For you, in conflict pain'd,
Know well that man is dust.
Then hopeless were your trust,
For you, in conflict pain'd,
Know well that man is dust.
Yet though the serpent's power
May still at times appal,
As in the fearful hour
Of Adam's primal fall;—
May still at times appal,
As in the fearful hour
Of Adam's primal fall;—
By you be still refus'd
Each bait by Satan spread,
The woman's seed hath bruis'd
The serpent's crested head.
Each bait by Satan spread,
The woman's seed hath bruis'd
The serpent's crested head.
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Your help is from afar,
Your strength is from above,
Your spirit's guiding star
A Saviour's power and love.
Your strength is from above,
Your spirit's guiding star
A Saviour's power and love.
Though heirs to Adam's guilt,
Though you his fall have known,
The blood by Jesus spilt
May render you his own.
Though you his fall have known,
The blood by Jesus spilt
May render you his own.
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