Hymn 233 — Ours is a pardon bought with blood,
| 233 | T. KELLY (1769-1855) | L.M. |
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Ours is a pardon bought with blood, Amazing truth! the blood of One Who, without usurpation, could Lay claim to heav'n's eternal throne! | |
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No victim of inferior worth Could bear the stroke that justice aimed; For none but He, in heav'n or earth, Could offer that which justice claimed. | |
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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. | |
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But lo! He's risen from the grave, And bears the greatest, noblest Name: The Lord -- almighty now to save From sin, from death, from endless shame. | |