71. O Jesus! Everlasting God

8,8,6.
by C. Batty
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O Jesus! everlasting God!
 
Who didst for sinners shed Thy blood
 
Upon th’ accursèd tree;
 
And, finishing redemption’s toil,
 
Didst win for us the happy spoil — 
 
All praise we give to Thee.
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” (Galatians 3:13)
“I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” (John 17:4)
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Fain would we think upon Thy pain,
 
Would find in Thee our life and gain,
 
And firmly fix our heart
 
Upon Thy grief and dying love,
 
Nor evermore from Thee remove,
 
Though from all else we part.
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The more through grace ourselves we know,
 
The more rejoiced we are to bow
 
And glory in Thy cross;
 
To trust in Thine atoning blood,
 
And look to Thee for every good,
 
And count all else but dross.
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Galatians 6:14)
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” (Psalm 84:11)
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” (Philippians 3:8)
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