Quote#God & Faith
O Thou Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, what Thou…
Quote byHorace Bushnell · 1802–1876
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 86..
English (original)
O Thou Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, what Thou bearest in Thy blessed hands and feet I cannot bear; take it all away. Hide me in the depths of Thy suffering love, mold me to the image of Thy divine passion.
— Horace Bushnell
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