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Rescue the Perishing

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Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1869
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He
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give if
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save.
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Chords that were brok - en will vi - brate once more.
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1. Res - cue the per - ish - ing, care for the dy - ing,
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Tell the poor wand - ’rer a Sav - ior has died.
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2. Though they are slight - ing Him, still He is wait - ing,
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3. Down in the hu - man heart, crushed by the tempt - er,
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Refrain
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Snatch them in pi - ty from sin and the grave; Res - cue the per - ish -ing, care for the dy-ing, Je-sus is mer-ci - ful,
Wait - ing the pen - i - tent child to re - ceive;
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Feel - ings lie bur - ied that grace can re - store;
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Strength for thy la - bor the Lord will pro - vide;
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Weep o’er the err - ing one, lift up the fall - en,
Plead with them ear - nest - ly, plead with them gent - ly;
Touched by a lov - ing heart, wak - ened by kind - ness, Je-sus will save.
Back to the nar - row way pa - tient - ly win them;
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Music: William Howard Doane
Public Domain, Courtesy of the Cyber Hymnal (http://www.cyberhymnal.org)