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Text:"Mercy and truth are met!"

587. "Mercy and truth are met!"

1 Come, behold a great expedient,
God revealed in flesh appears;
God himself become obedient,
And the curse for sinners bears;
'Tis a great, a gracious plan,
Wounding sin, yet sparing man.

2 Oh, the wisdom of contrivance,
Oh, the grace that shines therein,
God forgives without connivance,
He forgives, yet spares not sin;
Justice sees the victim bleed,
Nothing more can justice need.

3 Whither should we go, oh, whither,
Whither from the glorious sight?
Truth and mercy meet together,
Righteous and peace unite:
'Tis the cross that gives us rest,
Makes us safe, and makes us blest.

Text Information
First Line: Come, behold a great expedient
Title: "Mercy and truth are met!"
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Access to God; Atonement: Provided; Christ: Substitute (5 more...)
Notes: Public Domain
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