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Christ — Mediation and Atonement

Come, let us join our songs of praise

  • No. 356
  • Words Alexander Pirrie.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Come, let us join our songs of praiseTo our ascended Priest;He entered heaven with all our namesEngraven on his breast.

2

He died to wash our guilt away,By his atoning blood,Which now he pleads before the throne,And brings us near to God.

3

Clothed with our nature still, he knowsThe weakness of our frame,And how to shield us from the foesWhich he himself o'ercame.

4

Nor time, nor distance, e'er shall quenchThe fervor of his love;For us he died in kindness here,For us he lives above.

5

O, may we ne'er forget his grace,Nor blush to speak his name!Still may our hearts hold fast his faith,—Our lips his praise proclaim.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «356» (large) in the right column of p. 117, under «Anon.» of hymn 355, with the italic reference line «114, 581, 635.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 114, 581 or 635) beside the number; five stanzas in the right column, numbered «1»–«5»; «Alexander Pirrie.» in italics after stanza 5, at the foot of the column. The first word «COME» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («Priest ;», «love ;», «name !»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is C. M.). Spelling («fervor», «o'ercame», «e'er», «ne'er»), punctuation (the dash in «faith,—») and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Mediation and Atonement · No. 356 · printed page 117
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01