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Savior, canst Thou love a traitor?

Savior, canst Thou love a traitor?

Published in 18 hymnals


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1 Saviour, canst thou love a traitor?
Canst thou love a child of wrath?
Can a hell-deserving creature
Be the purchase of thy death?

2 Is thy blood so efficacious,
As to make my nature clean?
Is thy sacrifice so precious,
As to free my soul from sin?

3 Sin on ev'ry side surrounds me
I can hear of no relief;
Pangs of unbelief confound me,
Help me, Lord, to bear my grief.

4 This is now my resolution,
At thy dearest feet to fall;
Here I'll meet my condemnation,
Or a freedom from my thrall.

5 If I meet with condemnation,
Justly I deserve the same;
If I meet with free salvation,
I will magnify thy name.

Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #270

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First Line: Savior, canst Thou love a traitor?
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d294

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d294
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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #236

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #236
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A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #468

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #468
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A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #468

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #468

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d403

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d403

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d252

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d252
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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S50b

Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S50b
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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #270

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #270

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d662

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d662
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Hymns, Selected and Original #270

Hymns, Selected and Original #270
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Hymns #270

Hymns #270
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Hymns #270

Hymns #270
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Hymns #270

Hymns #270
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Hymns #270

Hymns #270

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d92

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d92

The Christian Lyre. Vol. II #d49

The Christian Lyre. Vol. II #d49
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The Saint's Harp #35

The Saint's Harp #35
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Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music #71b

Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music #71b
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