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980 Meanwhile the persevering Ass, Turned towards a gate that hung in view Across a shady lane; [108] his chest Against the yielding gate he pressed And quietly passed through. MEANWHILE THE PERSEVERING ASS TURNED TOWARDS A GATE THAT HUNG IN VIEW ACROSS A SHADY LANE HIS CHEST AGAINST THE YIELDING GATE HE PRESSED AND QUIETLY PASSED THROUGH
e, After the Babylonian harlot; And, though your sins be red as scarlet, They shall be white as snow!" 955 Even as he passed the door, these words Did plainly come to Peter's ears; And they such joyful tidings were, The joy was more than he could bear!-- He melted into tears. 960 Sweet tears of hope and tenderness! And fast they fell, a plenteous shower! His nerves, his sinews seemed to melt; Through all his iron frame was felt A gentle, a relaxing, power! 965 Each fibre of his frame was weak; Weak all the animal within; But, in its helplessness, grew mild And gentle as an infant child, An infant that has known no sin. 970 'Tis said, meek Beast! that, through Heaven's grace,[105] [H] He not unmoved did notice now The cross [I] upon thy shoulder scored, For lasting impress, by the Lord [106] To whom all human-kind shall bow; 975 Memorial of his touch--that day [107] When Jesus humbly deigned to ride, Entering the proud Jerusalem, By an immeasurable stream [J] Of shouting people deified! D SAVE YOUR SOULS ALIVE REPENT REPENT THOUGH YE HAVE GONE THROUGH PASSIVE WICKEDNESS AND WOE AFTER THE BABYLONIAN HARLOT AND THOUGH YOUR SINS BE RED AS SCARLET THEY SHALL BE WHITE AS SNOW EVEN AS HE PASSED THE DOOR THESE WORDS DID PLAINLY COME TO PETER'S EARS AND THEY SUCHYFUL TIDINGS WERE THE JOY WAS MORE THAN HE COULD BEAR HE MELTED INTO TEARS SWEET TEARS OF HOPE AND TENDERNESS AND FAST THEY FELL A PLENTEOUS SHOWER HIS NERVES HIS SINEWS SEEMED TO MELT THROUGH ALL HIS IRON FRAME WAS FELT A GENTLE A RELAXING POWER EACH FIBER OF HIS FRAME WAS WEAK WEAK ALL THE ANIMAL WITHIN BUT IN ITS HELPLESSNESS GREW MILD AND GENTLE AS AN INFANT CHILD AN INFANT THAT HAS KNOWN NO SIN TIS SAID MEEK BEAST THAT THROUGH HEAVEN'S GRACE HE NOT UNMOV'D DID NOTICE NOW THE CROSS UPON THY SHOULDER SCORED FOR LASTING IMPRESS BY THE LORD TO WHOM ALL HUMAN KIND SHALL BOW MEMORIAL OF HIS TOUCH THAT DAY WHEN JESUS HUMBLY DEIGNED TO RIDE ENTERING THE PROUD JERUSALEM BY AN IMMEASURABLE STREAM OF SHOUTING PEOPLE DEIFIED
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