University of Virginia Library

1911.

[Jesus' upright confessor]

He said, He is a prophet. —ix. 17.

Jesus' upright confessor
Discharging what he owes,
Speaks without reserve or fear
The truth before its foes;

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Vindicates the instrument
Who open'd a blind sinner's eyes,
Witnesses the Prophet sent,
His Saviour from the skies.