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My Surety

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 9, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 21, No. 2.

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My Surety.

"Look upon the face of thine Anointed." Ps. lxxxiv, 9.
Nor on me, Lord, not on me— I am all iniquity; Look upon that Holy One, Who, before thy glorious throne, On his breast bears my poor name, And my load of sin and shame— Look on him—my Surety.
Look on thine anointed Son; Only in his name I come; Only for his sake I dare Breathe to thee my suppliant prayer; While I to his garment cling, While I hide beneath his wing, Look on him—my Surety.
I have often broke thy laws, Oft proved traitor to thy cause; He that broken law hath kept, He o'er my transgressions wept; He, upon the cross for me, Bore the dread death-penalty, Look on him—my Surety.
Now he pleadeth thee before, And I kneel, Lord, to adore, For the pardon thou hast given, For the death-chains he has riven; Even when I sue for grace, Look thou on his pitying face; Look on him—my Surety.