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465. T. 106.

O JESUS, could I always keep My eye on thee, the living way, I then, tho' once a wand'ring sheep Should no more err, or run astray; But wheresoe'er thou goest, I Should follow thee, not asking why. 2 O that I never might forget, What thou hast suffer'd for my sake, To save my soul, and make me meet Once of thy glory to partake: O might I oft in spirit see How thou wast crucify'd for me. 3 But, gracious Lord, when I reflect How oft I've turn'd my eye from thee; How treated thee with cold neglect, And listen'd to the enemy; And yet to find thee still the same, This fills my

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467. T. 22.

LORD Jesus, my most faithful Friend,
Thy aid unto thy child extend
That sin may not thy grace o'erpow'r.
In each temptation's trying hour,
2 That spark enkindled in my heart
Remain unquench'd, tho' all the art
Of sin and Satan be combin'd
To make me leave my matchless Friend.
3 O let thy Spirit stay with me,
To groan and speak my wants to thee;
Still let him show my ev'ry need,
And that in thee I'm help'd indeed.
4 Thy faithfulness I oft have prov'd,-
In countless trials quite unmov'd;
Thy grace alone can me preserve,
When my frail heart from thee would

swerve. soul with humble shame.

4 Astonish'd at thy feet I fall,

Thy love exceeds my highest thought;
Henceforth be thou my All in all,
Thou who with blood my soul hast
bought:

May I henceforth more faithful prove,
And ne'er forget thy dying love.

466. T. 580.

WHEN, having been with guilt op

prest,

My wand'ring spirit findeth rest.

Thro' Jesus' pard'ning grace; Then I by faith can call him minę, My needy soul doth then incline

To be in Mary's happy place. 2 My pray'r is: "Jesus, let me hear Thy voice, which can instruct & cheer My poor and worthless heart; For should I cease thy words t' obey, And from thy blessed presence stray, Nature would soon its pow'r assert." 3 A single eye, a faithful heart, Dear Jesus, to thy child impart, In ev'ry trying hour;

Reason's tormenting thoughts prevent, Still keep my eye on thee intent,

Till sight my faith & hope o'erpow'r.

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GRACIOUS Redeemer, Lamb of

God,

I thirst alone for thee,
I long t' enjoy thy saving grace,
And taste thy mercy free.

2 For mercy, mercy, Lord, I ask,
This is the total sum:
Mercy, good Lord, is all my suit,
O let thy mercy come!

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3 Search me, O God,and know my heart,
Try me, and know each thought;
On me look down in mercy, Lord,

Whom thou with blood hast bought.
4 My faithless heart, O gracious Lord,
In ev'ry danger help afford,
Correct with gentle hand;

Alone I cannot stand.

5 Without thy favor while I live,
Life but a burden is;
Nought else can satisfaction give,
Experience shows me this.

6 Haste then, O Lord, to thee I pray:
Impart to me thy grace,
That when this life is fled away
In heav'n I may have place..

469. T. 96.

AH give me, Lord, myself to feel,
My inbred misery reveal:
Ah give me, Lord, (I still would say)
A heart to mourn, a heart to pray;
My business this, my only care,
My life, my ev'ry breath be pray'r.
2. Father, I want a thankful heart;
I wish to taste how good thou art,
To plunge into thy mercy's sea,
And comprehend thy love to me
More fully with the saints below,
Till I, as I am known, shall know.

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I harbor in breast
my

No thought that cannot bear the test,
When thou discover'st by thy light
To me what is not right.

2 Reality and solid ground,

Firm root in thee to gain;

To feel,thy precious blood hath drown'd
Whatever gives thee pain;
'Tis this I want, nor can I be
Content, till I am one with thee,
Until my life is hid in thine,
Till thou art wholly mine,

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2 To Jesus Christ is due eternal praise,
For our high calling in these gospel days;
What divine enjoyment & consolation
Dowe now gain from Jesus' incarnation
And bitter death!

3 If we in Jesus' saving name believe,
And pardon of our sins from him receive;
With his blood besprinkled, and cleans-
ed truly,

In soul and body we are render'd holy,
And have his mind.
4 And thus by faith we live,&yet not we,
But Christ lives in us so effectually,
That, by him renewed and actuated,
We are in him unto good works created,
And grow in grace.

481.* T. 126.

THIS yields true joy and pleasure
To Christ, when with one voice
His people in their measure
Exalt his sacrifice,

And praise him for the wounds which

he

Receiv'd for our redemption
Upon th' accursed tree.
2 Of his complete salvation

We witness here below,
And gladly make confession,
Resolv'd nought else to know.
God in his wisdom did ordain,

That lost, repenting sinners
His righteousness should gain.
3 No holiness availeth

With God, but this alone;
The Holy Spirtt sealeth

This truth, that in the Son
By faith we're freely justify'd,

And gain sanctification,
Because for us he dy'd,

T. 22.

482.*
JESUS, the church's Lord and Head!
O mightst thou o'er thy flock be glad,
Whom thou, while sinners, by thy blood
Hastransom'dand brought nigh to God.
2 Since thou our wretched, lost estate
In mercy didst commiserate,
And feeble flesh and blood assume,
To save us from the wrath to come;
3 We are, if we in thee believe
And from thy fulness grace receive,
Cleansed and sanctify'd by thee,
And serve thy name acceptably.

4 Renew'd in heart, we're then inclin'd
To live according to thy mind,
Can we do good-with cheerfulness
We do it, and give thee the praise.
5 Whatever honours thee our Lord,
What's called virtue in thy word,
Is honest, lovely, pure and just,
By faith in thee is then produc'd.
6 Preserve, O Lord, our garments pare,
Keep us from ev'ry harm secure ;
Our members render, thro' thy grace,
Blest instruments of righteousness.
7 May spirit, soul and body be
A pleasing sacrifice to thee;
Thy name we bear, our hearts thou
know'st

In thee alone we place our trust.

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On his labors, sorrows, cares,
On his tears, and fervent pray'rs ;
5 Poverty, and ev'ry want
To our nature incident,
Which he bore, and which for us
Are all meritorious;

6 Then thro' his enabling grace, We with joy can run our race, While we him in mem❜ry bear, Who was tempted as we are, 7 Yea, 'midst failings numberless, We rejoice that we are his; And if we his word obey, Each of us may cleanse his way. 8 Tho' the outward mark and scar Of the fall doth still appear, Yet we're freed from sin's hard yoke, Since our bonds and chains he broke. 9 Mighty God, we humbly pray: Carry thy victorious sway In the flesh to such a length, That we gain thy godlike strength. 10 Grant that all of us may prove, By obedience, faith, and love, That our hearts to thee are giv'n, That our treasure is in heav'n.

484. T. 14.

How can a sinner here below
Be pleasing unto God?
By his own righteousness?O no:
Alone thro' Jesus' blood.

2 If any thing in us appears
Unlike to Jesus' mind,
To own it with repenting tears
Ah, may we be inclin'd!'

3 A child of God for ever pants
More like his Lord to be;
Tho' with conviction still he grants,
That none is good but Hɛ.

4 Oft as in spirit Christ he views
This is his humble cry,
Which he continually renews
"As thou wast, O were I!"

5 "Whate'er is carnal, thro' thy grace | Thou hast, till yielding up thy breath,

In me be mortify'd;

Thus clothed in thy righteousness I shall in thee abide."

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HE who striveth for sanctification,
And is unrenew'd in heart,
Feeling yet a secret condemnation,

Since with sin he still takes part;
He who hath not yet in Christ believed,
Pardon in his blood and peace received;
Hath not found that holiness
Which adorns a child of grace.

2 But how happy is the soul that cleaveth
To the Friend of sinners poor;
And with humble confidence believeth
My diseases he can cure;"
Such a one, tho' e'er so vile by nature,
Tho' throughout a spoil'd and wretch-

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Unheard-of pains sustained, In soul and body felt our death, And life for us regained.

2 O what a privilege is this,

That man; tho' fall'n' by 'nature, May thro' thy grace know what it is To be a happy creature; Heal'd by thy stripes and wounds, : from sin

And Satan's pow'r released, Fill'd with thy love and peace within,

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And thus to new life raised!

Thou chosest us to show thy praise In all our conversation, As witnesses of blood-bought grace, Each in his call and station: This is our cov❜nant's only ground To yield thee soul and body, In life and death to thee we're bound, And for thy service ready.

4 How precious are thy thoughts of

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us

Might we to this world be dead;
That great prize to gain be our endeavor,
Purchas'd when for he bled;
Filled with his love, may we adore him,
Thinking,speaking,acting,as before him
Being to his gracious mind
Ever willingly resign'd.

2 May we all be ever so disposed
In our hearts, by day and night,
As when this life's period being closed,
We to him shall take our flight;
Oras when, releas'd from condemnation;
We receiv'd the seal of our salvation,
And obtained, thro' his blood,
Happiness and peace with God!

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