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WITH David’s Lord, and ours, A covenant once was made, Whose bonds are firm and sure, Whose glories ne’er shall fade; Signed by the sacred Three in One, In mutual love, ere time begun. |
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2 | Firm as the lasting hills, This covenant shall endure, Whose powerful shalls and wills Make every blessing sure: When ruin shakes all nature’s frame, Its promises shall stand the same. |
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3 | Here the vast seas of grace, Of love and mercy flow, More than the blood-bought race On earth can grasp or know: O sacred deep without a shore, Who shall thy wonders here explore? |
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4 | Here, when our feet shall fall, Its mercy we shall see: Grace to restore the soul, And pardon, full and free; We, with delight, shall God behold As sheep restored to Zion’s fold. |
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5 | And when through Jordan’s flood Our God shall bid us go, He shall our souls defend, And vanquish every foe; And in this covenant we shall view Sufficient strength to bear us through. |
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John Kent, 1766-1843 |