YE worms of earth arise, Ye creatures of a day, Redeem the time, be bold, be...
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YE worms of earth arise, Ye creatures of a day, Redeem the time, be bold, be wise, And cast your bonds away;
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Shake off the chains of sin, Like us assembled here, With hymns of praise to usher in The acceptable year.
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The year of gospel-grace, Like us, rejoice to see, And thankfully in Christ embrace Your proffered liberty.
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Saviour and Lord of all, Thy proffer we receive, Obedient to thy gospel-call, That bids us turn and live:
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Our former years mis-spent, Though late, we deeply mourn, And softened by thy grace, repent, And to thy arms return.
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Thy patience lifts us up, Thy free, unbounded grace, And all our fear is lost in hope, And all our grief in praise.
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To thee, by whom we live, Our praise and lives we pay, Praise, ardent, cordial, constant, give, And shout to see thy day.