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The Maker of the universe
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| 1. | The Maker of the universe |
| | As Man, for man was made a curse. |
| | The claims of law which He had made, |
| | Unto the uttermost He paid. |
| 2. | His holy fingers made the bough |
| | Which grew the thorns that, crowned His |
| | brow. |
| | The nails that pierced His hands were mined |
| | In secret places He designed. |
| 3. | He made the forest whence there sprung |
| | The tree on which His body hung. |
| | He died upon a cross of wood, |
| | Yet made the hill on which it stood. |
| 4. | The sky that darkened o'er His head |
| | By Him above the earth was spread. |
| | The sun that hid from Him its face |
| | By His decree was poised in space. |
| 5. | The spear which spilled His precious blood |
| | Was tempered in the fires of God. |
| | The grave in which His form was laid, |
| | Was hewn in rocks His hands had made. |
| 6. | The throne on which He now appears |
| | Was His from everlasting years, |
| | But a new glory crowns His brow, |
| | And every knee to Him shall bow. |