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3. Though light are the sorrows that burden a child, And fleeting the tempest of woe,

I long for the land that was never defiled;
To the home of the blest would I go.-CHO.

4. But while I'm a stranger away from my home, I'll toil in the vineyard and pray;

I'll carry the cross while I think of the crown, And I'll watch for the break of the day.-CHо.

2. He is fitting up my mansion, Which eternally shall stand, For my stay shall not be transient In that holy, happy land.-СHO. 3. Death itself shall then be vanquished,

And its sting shall be withdrawn; Shout for gladness, Oh ye ransomed, Hail with joy the rising morn.

CHO.-There is rest, etc.

197. The Eternal Home. THIS is not my place of resting, Mine's a city yet to come; Onward to it I am hasting,

On to my eternal home.-CHO.

2. In it all is light and glory,

O'er it shines a nightless day;

Every trace of sin's sad story,
All the curse hath passed away.
3. There the Lamb our Shepherd leads
By the streams of life along, [us
On the freshest pastures feeds us,
Turns our sighing into song.
4. Soon we pass this desert dreary,
Soon we bid farewell to pain;
Never more are sad or weary,
Never, never sin again.

CHо.-There is rest, etc. BONAR.

198. Rest in Christ.

1. COME, saith Jesus' sacred voice, Come and make my paths your choice; I will guide you to your home; Weary pilgrim, hither come.

CHO.-There is rest, etc.

2. Hither come, for here is found Balm for every bleeding wound, Peace which ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure.-CHO.

199. Christ our Peace.

1. COME, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you,

Full of pity, love, and power. Cно. 2. Now, ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify; Faith he gives and true repentance. Every grace that brings you nigh. 3. Come, ye weary, heavy-laden, Bruised and mangled by the fall; If you tarry till you're better,

You will never come at all.-CHO

may al- most dis- cover.

2. We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear,
Our distant home discerning;
Our absent Lord has left our word,
Let every lamp be burning.
CHO.-For Oh, we stand, etc.

3. Should coming days be cold and dark,
We need not cease our singing;
That perfect rest naught can molest,
Where golden harps are ringing.

4. Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow,
Each chord on earth to sever,

Our King says, "Come," and there's our home
For ever, Oh, for ever.

3. And when he hung upon the tree, They wrote this name above him, That all might see the reason we For evermore must love him.

4. So now upon his Father's throne,
Almighty to release us

From sin and pains, he gladly reigns
The Prince and Saviour JESUS.

202. The Strayed Lamb.

1. A GIDDY lamb, one afternoon,

Had from the fold departed;
The tender shepherd missed it soon,
And sought it broken-hearted.
Not all the flock that shared his love
Could from the search delay him,
Nor clouds of midnight darkness move,
Nor fear of suffering stay him.

2. But night and day he went his way
In sorrow till he found it;
He saw it where it fainting lay,

He clasped his arms around it;
And closely sheltered in his breast,
From every ill to save it,
He took it to his home of rest,
And pitied and forgave it.

3. And thus the Saviour will receive
The little ones who fear him;
Their pains remove, their sins forgive,
And draw them gently near him—

2. If I could hear my

Saviour say,

"Thy sins are all forgiven,' Then I could see a shining house Awaiting me in heaven.

Cно.-Oh, happy they, etc.

3. Look how the children at his feet
Their tiny crowns are flinging,
While angels on their downy wings
The latest born are bringing.
CHо.-Oh, happy they, etc.

4. Yes, I will love my Saviour now,
And serve him in life's morning;
For I can see the house on high
Of his own hand's adorning.
CHо.-Oh, happy they, etc.