9. Redeemed by Blood, the Work of Love

L.M.
1
Redeemed by blood, the work of love,
 
Amazing truth, the blood of One
 
Whose place was rightfully above,
 
Coequal on the Father’s throne.
2
No victim of inferior worth
 
Could ward the stroke that justice aimed;
 
For none but He, in heaven or earth,
 
Could offer that which justice claimed.
3
But He, the Lord of glory, came,
 
Upon the cross He bowed His head;
 
He suffered pain, He suffered shame,
 
And lay a prisoner with the dead.
4
But lo! He’s risen from the grave,
 
And bears the greatest, sweetest name;
 
The Lord, almighty now to save,
 
From sin, from death, from endless shame.
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