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Text:Behold the friend of sinners dies
Author:Alline
Tune:WESTERN

79. Behold the friend of sinners dies

Behold the friend of sinners dies,
With love and pity in his eyes,
To save a guilty world from death!
O sinners hear his dying groan,
Your load of sin he bears alone,
And yields for you,
and yields for you his life and breath.

Text Information
First Line: Behold the friend of sinners dies
Author: Alline
Language: English
Publication Date: 1791
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: WESTERN
Key: a minor
Notes: Public Domain.



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