Christ in Song 269
His Loving Kindness
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1Awake, my soul, to joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, O how free!
RefrainHis loving kindness, loving kindness,
His loving kindness, O how free!
His loving kindness, loving kindness,
His loving kindness, O how free!
2He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost estate,
His loving kindness, O how great!
3Through trouble he has been my stay,
He has not left me to this day;
I never shall forgotten be,
His loving kindness, O how free!
4When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He near my soul has always stood,
His loving kindness, O how good!
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