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    "text": "As some tall rock amidst the waves",
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    "text": "The fury of the tempest braves,",
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    "text": "While the fierce billows, tossing high,",
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    "text": "Break at its foot, and murm’ring, die:",
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    "text": "Thus they who in the Lord confide,",
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    "text": "Though foes assault on every side,",
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    "text": "Cannot be moved or overthrown,",
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    "text": "For Jesus makes their cause his own.",
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    "text": "So faithful Stephen, undismay’d,",
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    "text": "The malice of the Jews survey’d;",
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    "text": "The holy joy which fill’d his breast,",
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    "text": "“Behold,” he said, “the world of light",
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    "text": "Is open’d to my strengthened sight;",
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    "text": "My glorious Lord appears in view,",
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    "text": "That Jesus whom ye lately slew.”",
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    "text": "With such a friend and witness near,",
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    "text": "No form of death could make him fear;",
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    "text": "Calm, amidst showers of stones, he kneels,",
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    "text": "And only for his murderers feels.",
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    "text": "May we by faith perceive thee thus,",
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   {
    "text": "Dear Saviour, ever near to us!",
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   {
    "text": "This sight our peace through life shall keep,",
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    "text": "And death be fear’d no more than sleep.",
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