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MANY WATERS
“In Jordane lavit Christus ejus crimina.’
Dip Thou Thy glorious head
In Jordan's tide;
And every river-bed is sanctified.
In Jordan's tide;
And every river-bed is sanctified.
Wring out Thy lovely locks
Against the beam:
We catch the shining drops from the mid-stream.
Against the beam:
We catch the shining drops from the mid-stream.
O Water from Thy brow!
Can we forget
It will shed blood enow in a great sweat?
Can we forget
It will shed blood enow in a great sweat?
All wonders on Thee wait;
All fountains pray
Thou shouldst lustrate and make them gay.
All fountains pray
Thou shouldst lustrate and make them gay.
Yea, of their element
Thou dost design,
With a few drops content, to make us Thine.
Thou dost design,
With a few drops content, to make us Thine.
Lift Thou Thy head, fair Priest!
By Kedron's brink
The roses are increast that dip and drink.
By Kedron's brink
The roses are increast that dip and drink.
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