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1 A good high-priest is come,
Supplying Aaron's place,
And taking up his room,
Dispensing life and grace:
The law by Aaron's priesthood came,
But grace and truth by Jesus' name.

2 My Lord a priest is made,
As sware the mighty God,
To Israel and his seed,
Ordain'd to offer blood:
For sinners who his mercy seek,
A priest, as was Melchizedeck.

3 He once temptations knew,
Of every sort and kind,
That he might succour shew,
To every tempted mind:
In every point the lamb was try'd
Like us, and then for us, he dy'd.

4 He dies, but lives again,
And by the altar stands;
There shews how he was slain,
Op'ning His pierced hands.
Our priest abides, and pleads the cause
Of us who have transgress'd his laws.

5 I other priests disclaim,
And laws and offerings too,
None but the bleeding lamb
The mighty work can do:
He shall have all the praise, for he
Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and dy'd for me.


A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #CXC

1 A good High Priest is come,
supplying Aaron's place,
and taking up his room,
dispensing life and grace;
the law by Aaron's priesthood came,
but grace and truth by Jesus' name.

2 He once temptations knew
of every sort and kind,
that He might succor show
to ev'ry tempted mind;
in ev'ry point the Lamb was tried
like us, and then for us He died.

3 He died, but lives again,
and by the throne He stands,
there shows how He was slain,
op'ning His piercèd hands;
our Priest abides and pleads the cause
of us who have transgressed His laws.

4 I other priests disclaim,
and laws and off'rings too;
none but the bleeding Lamb
the mighty work can do;
He shall have all the praise: for He
has loved, and died, and lives for me.

Hymns to the Living God #215

1 A good High Priest is come,
supplying Aaron's place,
and taking up his room,
dispensing life and grace;
the law by Aaron's priesthood came,
but grace and truth by Jesus' name.

2 He once temptations knew
of every sort and kind,
that He might succor show
to every tempted mind;
in every point the Lamb was tried
like us, and then for us He died.

3 He died, but lives again,
and by the throne He stands,
there shows how He was slain,
op'ning His piercéd hands;
our Priest abides and pleads the cause
of us who have transgressed His laws.

4 I other priests disclaim,
and laws and off'rings too;
none but the bleeding Lamb
the mighty work can do;
He shall have all the praise: for He
has loved, and died, and lives for me.

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #324

1 A good High Priest is come,
Supplying Aaron's place,
And taking up his room,
Dispensing life and grace:
The law by Aaron's priesthood came,
But grace and truth by Jesus' name.

2 My Lord a priest is made,
As sware the mighty God,
To Israel and his seed;
Ordain'd to offer blood,
For sinners who his mercy seek,
A priest, as was Melchizedek.

3 He once temptations knew,
Of ev'ry sort and kind,
That he might succour shew,
To ev'ry tempted mind:
In ev'ry point, the Lamb was tried
Like us, and then for us, he died.

4 He dies, but lives again,
And by the altar stands;
There shews how he was slain,
Op'ning His pierced hands.
Our Priest abides, and pleads the cause
Of us, who have transgress'd his laws.

5 I other Priests disclaim,
And laws and off'rings too,
None but the bleeding Lamb
The mighty work can do;
He shall have all the praise, for he
Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and di'd for me.


Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: selected and original, designed for the use of the Church Universal in public and private devotion #CCXXXV