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The Great Mystery, or Christ crucified.
From the Latin.
Bound for the slave the master lies;
The guiltless for the guilty bleeds;
The healer for the patient dies;
The shepherd for the flock he feeds.
The guiltless for the guilty bleeds;
The healer for the patient dies;
The shepherd for the flock he feeds.
The Prince is for the people smote;
The leader for the army slain;
The workman for the work he wrought;
And he who form'd, condemn'd for man.
The leader for the army slain;
The workman for the work he wrought;
And he who form'd, condemn'd for man.
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What! and shall no return be made,
No due acknowledgment exprest,
For deeds, that when in heav'n display'd,
Struck wonder on the Cherub's breast?
No due acknowledgment exprest,
For deeds, that when in heav'n display'd,
Struck wonder on the Cherub's breast?
But what can slaves or sinners do;
The sick, the flock their thanks to prove?
Why this, if they their thanks wou'd shew:
Let them rejoice, believe and love!
The sick, the flock their thanks to prove?
Why this, if they their thanks wou'd shew:
Let them rejoice, believe and love!
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