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For neither herb nor poultice cured them, but it was thy word, O Lord, which heals all men.
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For thou hast power over life and death; thou dost lead men down to the gates of Hades and back again.
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A man in his wickedness kills another, but he cannot bring back the departed spirit, nor set free the imprisoned soul.
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To escape from thy hand is impossible;
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for the ungodly, refusing to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thy arm, pursued by unusual rains and hail and relentless storms, and utterly consumed by fire.