O, loving wisdom of our God!
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O, loving wisdom of our God!When all was sin and shame,A second Adam to the fightAnd to the rescue came.
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O, wisest love! that flesh and bloodWhich did in Adam fail,Should strive afresh against the foe,Should strive and should prevail!
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O, generous love!—that he who smoteIn Man for man the foe,The double agony in ManFor man should undergo!