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    "text": "The Saviour, what a noble flame",
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    "text": "Was kindled in his breast,",
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    "text": "When, hasting to Jerusalem,",
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    "text": "He march’d before the rest!",
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    "text": "Good-will to men, and zeal for God,",
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    "text": "His every thought engross;",
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    "text": "He longs to be baptized with blood,",
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    "text": "With all his suff’rings full in view,",
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    "text": "And woes to us unknown,",
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    "text": "Forth to the task his spirit flew;",
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    "text": "’Twas love that urged him on.",
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    "text": "Lord, we return thee what we can!",
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    "text": "Our hearts shall sound abroad,",
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    "text": "Salvation to the dying Man,",
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    "text": "And to the rising God!",
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    "text": "And while thy bleeding glories here",
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    "text": "Engage our wond’ring eyes,",
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    "text": "We learn our lighter cross to bear,",
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    "text": "And hasten to the skies.",
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