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88 Most Popular & Representative Christian Hymns From Frederick William Faber.

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	48	FABER'S HYMNS.
	THE LIFE OF OUR SAVIOUR TILL HIS PASSION.
			Jesus ! the Father's words approve His Son in Jordan, while the Dove, Bright Witness, ho--, v                    /                       vers down; So wash me, Lord, that I may be, At the Great Day, ap­proved of Thee, Before Thy Fa­ther's throne. Jesus ! who in the strength cf fast, Through Adam's three tempta­tions passed, On Adam's trial-
			g	ground,
	In me let hallowed abstinence The issues seal of carnal sense, And Satan's wiles confound.
	Jesus ! Thou didst the fishers call, Who straightway at Thy voice left all, To teach the world of Thee ;