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THE LIVING SAVIOUR.
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And since the day Thou bad'st me cast
Each rising care on Thee,
Thou hast made in this wilderness
A well of peace for me.

Not only had the dying Lamb
Washed all my sins away,
But Jesus, Son of God and Man,
Arose for me that day.
Dark clouds, all glory-lined, revealed
The way my Saviour came;
And forth He bade His happy child
The glorious news proclaim.

"The Lord is risen indeed," and now
Our Kinsman He appears;
He walks beside us on the road,
And shares our smiles and tears;
And still, in love omnipotent,
Before our Father's face,
He pleads the open door of hope
For every heir of grace.

Long time I mused upon my sins:
Ah, well might I be sad!
But, like Thy dear disciples, Lord,
I saw Thee, and was glad.