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THE BELOVED SON.
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
—Matt. iii. 17.
It is the Father's voice that cries
'Mid the deep silence of the skies;
“This, this is my beloved Son,
In Him I joy, in Him alone.”
'Mid the deep silence of the skies;
“This, this is my beloved Son,
In Him I joy, in Him alone.”
In Him my equal see revealed,
In Him all righteousness fulfilled,
In Him, the Lamb, the victim see,
Bound, bleeding, dying on the tree.
In Him all righteousness fulfilled,
In Him, the Lamb, the victim see,
Bound, bleeding, dying on the tree.
And can you fail to love again,
Far fairer he than sons of men?
His very name is fragrance poured,
Immanuel, Jesus, Saviour, Lord!
Far fairer he than sons of men?
His very name is fragrance poured,
Immanuel, Jesus, Saviour, Lord!
He died, and in his dying, proved
How much, how faithfully he loved:
At my right hand, his glories shine,
Is my beloved, sinner, thine?
How much, how faithfully he loved:
At my right hand, his glories shine,
Is my beloved, sinner, thine?
O full of glory, full of grace,
Redeemer of a ruined race,
Beloved of the Father, come,
Make in these sinful hearts a home!
Redeemer of a ruined race,
Beloved of the Father, come,
Make in these sinful hearts a home!
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Beloved of the Father, thou,
To whom the saints and angels bow;
Immanuel, Jesus, Saviour, come,
Make in these sinful hearts thy home.
To whom the saints and angels bow;
Immanuel, Jesus, Saviour, come,
Make in these sinful hearts thy home.
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