^^He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath  the  witness  in  himst

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~^  ESUS,  my  eternal  Trust,

And  my  Saviour,  ever  liveth  ;
This  I  know ;  and  deep  and  just
Is  the  peace  this  knowledge  giveth ;
Calm  though  death* s  long  night  be  fraught
Still  with  many  an  anxious  thought.
2  Hope's  strong  chain,  around  me  bound.
Still  shall  twine  my  Saviour  grasping ;

And  my  hand  of  faith  be  found,

As  death  left  it,  Jesus  clasping ;
.  No  assault  the  foe  can  make.
E'er  that  deathless  clasp  shall  break  I

3  I  am  flesh,  and  therefore  duly
Dust  and  ashes  must  become ;

This  I  know,  but  know  as  truly.
He  will  wake  me  from  the  tomb.
That  with  Him,  whatever  betide,
I  may  evermore  abide  !

4  God  Himself  in  that  best  place.
Shall  a  glorious  body  give  me;

I  shall  see  His  blissful  face,

To  His  heav'ns  He'll  receive  me;
To  His  joyful  presence  raise,
Ever  upon  Christ  to  gaze  I


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5  Then  these  eyes  my  Lord  shall  know,
My  Redeemer,  and  my  Brother ;
In  His  love  my  soul  shall  glow,

I  myself,  and  not  another !
Then  from  this  rejoicing  heart
Every  weakness  shall  depart.
Lotitsa  Henrietta  of  Brandenburg^  1653.
Trans.  Elinabeth  Charles  f


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We  see  Jesus  who  was  made  a  little  lower  than  the  angels y  for
the  suffering  of  deaths  crowned  with  glory  and  honor,  * '

09  c  M.
OSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  light.
Who  clothed  Himself  in  clay.
Entered  the  iron  gates  of  death,
And  tore  the  bars  away,

2  Death  is  no  more  the  king  of  dread,
Since  our  Immanuel  rose :

He  took  the  tyrant's  sting  away.
