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THE SINNER SAVED.

Then I cried, 'O Saviour!
In Thy boundless grace,
For the chief of sinners
Thou hast found a place.'

"From that day I knew Him,—
Christ! my Priest and King!
Father! Friend! Physician!
Can I cease to sing?
Nay, until He call me
From my work below,
I will tell His praises
Wheresoe'er I go.

"Enter, stranger! Welcome!
See, the way is clear!
'Tis the Friend of sinners,
That awaits thee here.
Come! believe, and trust Him!
Grace He'll ne'er deny,
Since He saved a sinner,
Such an one as I!"