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Plead thou, oh, plead my cause!
Each self-excusing plea.
My trembling soul withdraws,
And flies to thee.
When justice rears her throne,
Ah! who, save thee alone,
May stand, O spotless One?
Plead thou my cause!
Ah! plead not aught of mine
Before thine altar throne—
Fragments, when all is thine,
All, all thine own!
Thou seest what stains they bear,
Oh, since each tear, each prayer,
Hath need of pardon there,
Plead thou my cause!
Plead, when the tempter’s art,
To each fond hope of mine,
Denies this faithless heart
Can e'er be thine.
If slander whisper, too,
The sin I never knew,
Thou, who couldst urge the true,
Plead thou my cause!
Oh plead my cause above,
Plead thine within my breast;
Till there thy peaceful dove
Shall build her nest.
Thou knowest this will, how frail!
Thou knowest, though language fail,
My soul's mysterious tale;
Plead thou my cause!
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6 6 6 4 D
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1866 | # 372 |
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KENT
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6 6 6 4 D
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