The message first to Smyrna sent

The words

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   Stanza 1. The message first to Smyrna sent,A message full of grace;To all the Savior’s flock is meant,In every age and place.

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   Stanza 2. Thus to his church, his chosen bride,Saith the great First and Last;“Who ever lives, though once he died,Hold thy profession fast.

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   Stanza 3. Thy works and sorrows well I know,.Performed and borne for me;Poor though thou art, despised and low,Yet who is rich like thee?

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   Stanza 4. I know thy foes, and what they say,How long they have blasphemed;The synagogue of Satan, they,Though they would Jews be deemed.

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   Stanza 5. Though Satan for a season rage,And prisons be your lot;l am your friend, and I engageYou shall not be forgot.

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   Stanza 6. Be faithful unto death, nor fearA few short days of strife;Behold! the prize you soon shall wear,A crown of endless life!”

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   Stanza 7. Hear what the holy Spirit saithOf all who overcome;“They shall escape the second death,The sinner’s aweful doom!”

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 137. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-137