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Fire Salmer God's son has made me free God's son has made me free from Satan's tyranny, from sin and shame, from earthly blame, from death's domain and hellish flame. My Savior, it was he who stood 'twixt God and me, who pardon gave to sin's poor slave by painful death and grave. Thus was his love bestowed on me and all mankind eternally. The fate I await is not the sinful state where nought there is to pleasure me save fruit from Eden's apple tree, and mouth and hand cannot withstand the Devil's vile command. Now God is by my side, the serpent is defied! I'll ne'er take fright whilst in his sight in freedom's purple raiment bright. It makes my heart rejoice to answer Jesu's voice, His path is clear, no sorrow's here - it leads to heav'nly cheer! The world of sin I now remind that ne'er to truth shall I be blind. Nay, nay! God's way, no more from it I'll stray! No more shall I now tempted be to try the devil's lottery! My trump I'll raise in heav'nly praise; farewell to earthly days! Now God is by my side. With laughter bold, my heart with laughter bold the grave can now behold. No flow'ry combe, no princely room gives sweeter rest than stony tomb. Kind Death will ferry me across oblivion's sea; Thus God above to me will prove his everlasting love. He'll make to blow his cleansing winds to purge my blood of all its sins. This cure makes sure my being shall be pure, so, happy as the hind and roe, I'll cease to suffer earthly woe. Yea, I am thine, the Cross my sign, Salvation shall be mine! God's son has made me free! |
