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R776 : page 3"MASTER, SAY ON!"Master, speak! Thy servant heareth,Longing for Thy gracious word,Longing for Thy voice that cheereth;Master, let it now be heard,I am listening, Lord, for Thee;What hast thou to say to me?Often through my heart is pealingMany another voice than Thine,Many an unwilled echo stealingFrom the walls of this Thy shrine.Let thy longed-for accents fall;Master, speak! and silence all.Master, speak! I cannot doubt Thee,Thou wilt through life's pathway lead;Saviour, Shepherd, oh, without TheeLife would be a blank indeed.Yet I seek still fuller light,Deeper love, and clearer sight,Resting on the 'faithful saying,'Trusting what Thy gospel saith,On Thy written promise stayingAll my hope in life and death;--Yet I ask for more and moreFrom Thy love's exhaustless store.Master, speak! and make me ready,As thy voice is daily heard,With obedience glad and steadyStill to follow every word.I am listening, Lord, for Thee:Master, speak, speak on, to me!--Sel.====================R776 : page 3THE UNDEFILED ONE.Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.--JOB14:4.That the pre-existent Son of God "was made flesh and dweltamong us," is clearly stated in the Scriptures (John 1:14); that hewas "holy," "undefiled" and separate from sinners is plainly stated(Heb. 7:26 and Luke 1:35); and that he knew no sin, while all othermen are sinners by nature, is also stated (2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:18;and 1 Pet. 2:22). The Apostle's argument that he was able to, anddid give himself a ransom or corresponding price for the forfeited