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[Unawed by man's authority]

We cannot but speak the things which we, &c. —iv. 20.

Unawed by man's authority,
Unable to forbear,

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What we have seen and heard of Thee,
Our God, we must declare:
Who have Thy great salvation seen,
And heard the Lord from heaven,
We tell the sinful sons of men
They all may live forgiven.
The bleeding Lamb before our eyes
Set forth we have beheld,
And heard His dead-reviving cries,
And felt our pardon seal'd;
We speak as Jesus' witnesses,
His power on others shown,
And testify the works of grace
He hath for thousands done.
We speak because we have believed,
So freely justified
Forgiveness through His blood received,
His precious blood applied:
The balmy virtue of His death
We must through life proclaim,
And publish with our latest breath
The all-redeeming Lamb!