Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#II.XII

II.XII. Christ is the substance of the Levitical priesthood

1 The true Messiah now appears,
The types are all withdrawn;
So fly the shadows and the stars
Before the rising dawn.

2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs,
Nor kid, nor bullock slain,
Incense and spice of costly names
Would all be burnt in vain.

3 Aaron must lay his robes away,
His mitre and his vest,
When God himself comes down to be
The offering and the priest.

4 He took our mortal flesh to show
The wonders of his love;
For us he paid his life below,
And prays for us above.

5 "Father (he cries) forgive their sins,
"For I myself have dy'd;"
And then he shews his open'd veins,
And pleads his wounded side.

Text Information

• First Line: The true Messiah now appears
• Title: Christ is the substance of the Levitical priesthood
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793

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