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Text:The Believer constrained by the love of Christ to follow him

CDXLVI. The Believer constrained by the love of Christ to follow him

1 Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love
Embrace a wretch so vile!
Wilt thou my load of guilt remove,
And bless me with thy smile!

2 Hast thou the cross for me endur'd
And all its shame despis'd?
And shall I be asham'd O Lord,
With thee to be baptiz'd?

3 Didst thou the great example lead,
In Jordan's swelling flood?
And shall my pride disdain the deed
That's worthy of my God?

4 Dear Lord, the ardor of thy love
Reproves my cold delays:
And now my willing footsteps move
In thy delightful ways.

Text Information
First Line: Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love
Title: The Believer constrained by the love of Christ to follow him
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Topic: Baptism; Following Christ; Love of Christ: Constraining
Notes: Public Domain.
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