Beneath the tyrant Satan’s yoke

The words

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   Stanza 1. Beneath the tyrant Satan’s yokeOur souls were long oppressed;Till grace our galling fetters broke,And gave the weary rest.

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   Stanza 2. Jesus, in that important hour,His mighty arm made known;He ransomed us by price, and pow’r,And claimed us for his own.

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   Stanza 3. Now, freed from bondage, sin, and death,We walk in Wisdom’s ways;And wish to spend our every breath,In wonder, love, and praise.

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   Stanza 4. Ere long, we hope with him to dwellIn yonder world above;And now, we only live to tellThe riches of his love.

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   Stanza 5. O might we, ere we hence remove,Prevail upon our youthTo seek, that they may likewise prove,His mercy and his truth,

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   Stanza 6. Like Simeon, we shall gladly go,When JESUS calls us home;If they are left a seed below,To serve him in our room.

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   Stanza 7. Lord hear our prayer, indulge our hope,On these thy Spirit pour;That they may take our story up,When we can speak no more.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 25. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-25