Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#XCVII

XCVII. Substance of the Levitical Presthood

1 The true Messiah now appears,
The types are all withdrawn;
So fly the shadows and the stars
Before the rising dawn.

2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs,
Nor kid nor bullock slain:
Incense and spice of costly names
Would all be burnt in vain.

3 Aaron must lay his robes away,
His mitre and his vest,
When God himself comes down to be
The off'ring and the priest.

4 He took our mortal flesh to show
The wonders of his love;
For us he paid his life below,
And prays for us above.

5 Father, he cries, forgive their sins,
For I myself have di'd;
And then he shows his open'd veins,
And pleads his wounded side.

Text Information

• First Line: The true Messiah now appears
• Title: Substance of the Levitical Presthood
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 7:28
  ;
  Hebrews 8:11-12
• Topic: Particular Types, and General Prophesies of Jesus, from the Legal and Prophetic Dispensations
• Notes: Public Domain.

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