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    "text": "Thou at whose almighty word",
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    "text": "The glorious light from darkness sprung!",
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    "text": "Thy quick’ning influence afford,",
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    "text": "And clothe with power the preacher’s tongue.",
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    "text": "Though ’tis thy truth he hopes to speak,",
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    "text": "He cannot give the hearing ear;",
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    "text": "’Tis thine, the stubborn heart to break,",
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    "text": "As when, of old, the water flow’d",
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    "text": "Forth from the rock at thy command;",
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    "text": "Moses in vain had waved his rod",
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    "text": "Without thy wonder-working hand.",
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    "text": "As when the walls of Jericho",
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    "text": "Down to the earth at once were cast;",
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    "text": "It was thy power that brought them low,",
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    "text": "And not the trumpet’s feeble blast.",
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    "text": "Thus we would in the means be found,",
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    "text": "And thus on thee alone depend;",
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    "text": "To make the gospel’s joyful sound",
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    "text": "Effectual to the promised end.",
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    "text": "Now, while we hear thy word of grace.",
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    "text": "Let self and pride before it fall;",
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    "text": "And rocky hearts dissolve apace,",
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    "text": "In streams of sorrow at thy call.",
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    "text": "On all our youth assembled here",
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    "text": "The unction of thy Spirit pour;",
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    "text": "Nor let them lose another year,",
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    "text": "Lest thou shouldst strive and call no more.",
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