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158 Though faith cannot be slain in fight, It may receive a wound.

7 While Satan watches^are we sleep? We must our guard maintain ; But, Lord, do thou the city keep, Or else wo watch in vain.

1 FATHER, forgive,&quot; the Saviour said, &quot; They know not what they do: ? His heart was moved when thus he pray d For me, my friends, and you.

2 He saw that as the Jews abused And crucified his flesh, So he by us would be refused, And crucified afresh.

3 Through love of sin we long were prone To act as Satan bid ; But now with grief and shame we own We knew not what we did.

4 We knew not the desert of sin, Nor whom we thus defied ; Nor where our guilty souls had been If Jesus had not died.

5 We knew not what a law we broke, How holy, just, and pure ! Nor what a God we durst provoke, But thought ourselves secure.

6 But Jesus all our guilt foresaw, And shed his precious blood, To satisfy the holy law, And make our peace with trod.

7 My sin, dear Saviour, made thee bleed, Yet didst thou pray for me! I knew not what I did, indeed, When ignorant of thee.