Fear not; for I have redeemed
thee.1
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt
forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember
the reproach of thy widowhood any more.2 For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy
Redeemer the Holy One of Israel.3 I have blotted out, as a
thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for
I have redeemed thee.4 With the precious blood of Christ, as
of a lamb without blemish and without spot.5
Their Redeemer is strong; the
Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead
their cause.6 My Father, which gave
them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my
Father's hand.7
Grace be to you and peace from
God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins,
that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of
God and our Father: to whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen.8
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Ps. K. Akufo
1Isa 43:1; 2Isa
54:4,5; 3Isa 44:22; 41Pe 1:19; 5Jer 50:34; 6Joh
10:29; 7Gal 1:3-5;