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5 We love the Lamb of God who dy'd: 14 Then shall we go from strength to
Whoever seeketh ought beside,
Belongs not to our company;
Christ is our All eternally.

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From grace to greater grace; From each degree of faith to more, Till we behold thy face.

272. T. 106.

FROM life and grace, (this we are bold Before an erring world t' assert,) Nothing one moment doth withhold

A man, but his unwilling heart: In our dear Lord there's no delay, Fix'd is his will, and plain his way. 2 Should any one of serious frame,

That long hath seem'd to seek his face, His tedious tasks and trials name,

We say, "No, Christ requires them not,
Preparatory steps of grace;
And this fine web a false heart wrought."
3 Should any think he's so hemm'd in
With sin, as to be past relief,
Alas! he knows not, that the sin,

Which binds his soul, is unbelief:
If to the cross we lift our eye,
Then sin and Satan soon must fly.
4 Ready our Saviour is indeed,

His glorious work in all to do;
To ev'ry one it must be said,

"Thou hadst been happy long ago, Hadst thou in faith cast all thy care On Jesus Christ, who heareth pray'r."

273. T. 22.

By various maxims, forms and rules,
That pass for wisdom in the schools,
I strove my passion to restrain;
But all my efforts prov'd in vain.
2 But since my Saviour I have known,
My rules are all reduc'd to one;
To keep my Lord, by faith, in view,
This strength supplies, and motives too.
3 I see him lead a suff'ring life,
Patient, amidst reproach and strife;
And from his pattern courage take
To bear and suffer för his sake.
4 Upon the cross I see him bleed,
And by the sight from guilt am freed;
This sight destroys the life of sin,
And quickens heav'nly life within.

my

foes;

5 To look to Jesus as he rose
Confirms my faith, disarms
Satan I shame and overcome,
By pointing to my Saviour's tomb.
6 Exalted on his glorious throne,
I see him make my cause his own;
Then all my anxious cares subside,
For Jesus lives, and will provide.
7 I see him look with pity down,
And hold in view the conqu❜rors crown;
If press'd with griefs and cares before,
My soul revives, nor asks for more.

8 By faith I see the hour at hand
When in his presence I shall stand;
Then it will be my endless bliss,
To see him where, and as he is.

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LAMB of God, who thee receive,
Who in thee desire to live,
Cry by day and night to thee,
As thou art, so let us be.

2 Fix, Ofix our wav'ring mind,
To thy cross us firmly bind:
Gladly now we would be clean;
Cleanse our hearts from ev'ry sin.
3 Dust and ashes tho' we be,
*Full of guilt and misery;
Thine we are, thou Son of God,
Take the purchase of thy blood.
4 Sinners who in thee believe
Everlasting life receive;
They with joy behold thy face,
Triumph in thy pard'ning grace.
5 Life deriving from thy death,
They proceed from faith to faith,
Walk the new, the living way
Leading to eternal day.

6 Blest are they who follow thee,
While this light of life they see;
Filled with thy sacred love
They thy quick'ning power prove.
7 Praise on earth to thee be giv'n,
Never-ceasing praise in heav'n;
Boundless wisdom, pow'r divine,
Love unspeakable are thine!

275. T. 14.

HEAL us, Immanuel, here we are,
Waiting to feel thy touch;
Deep wounded souls to thee repair,
And, Saviour, we are such.

2 Our faith is feeble, we confess,
We faintly trust thy word;
But wilt thou pity us the less?
Be that far from thee, Lord!
3 Remember him who once apply'd,
With trembling, for relief;
"Lord, I believe," with tears he cry'd,
"O help my unbelief.”

4 She too, who touch'd thee in the press,

And healing virtue stole,

Was answer'd, "Daughter, go in peace,
Thy faith hath made thee whole."
5 Conceal'd amidst the gath'ring throng,
She would have shunn'd thine eyes;
And if her faith was firm and strong,
Strong were her doubts likewise.

6 Like her, with hopes and fears, we

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276.* T. 184.

O JESUS, 'fore whose radiation

The seraphim must cover'd stand, When, in their awful ministration,

They wait for thy supreme command: How can this body's eyes, dim-sighted, Which by sin's gloomy misery And earthly shadows are benighted, Endure thy glorious light to see! 2 Yet let by faith my penetration Reach ev❜n within the sanctuary; Thy mercy be my consolation,

May this uphold and strengthen me. Reach unto me thy sceptre gracious, Who low, like Esther, 'fore thee bow, Say, "I will be to thee propitious, And loving kindness to thee show."

3 O Jesus, show thy great compassion The flame of love shall break forth

Unto the soul that pants for thee;
Hear thou my humble supplication,
My God, be merciful to me!
I know thou art with pity filled

To sinners who thy mercy crave;
My pardon by thy blood is sealed,
I know 'twas shed my soul to save.
4 I recommend myself for ever

To thee, with filial confidence ;
I pray, O Lord, regard in favor

My tears, and humble penitence; I thro' thy death am justified,

No condemnation is in me;
I shall remain to thee allied

Since I am reconcil'd to thee.
5 O let thy Spirit still attend me,
Nor from my soul withdraw his light,
Protect, and graciously defend me,
And order all my steps aright;
That I may, without variation,
By humbly walking in thy ways,
Suit to thy will my conversation,
While here I run my mortal race.
6 Give me the armor of the Spirit,
Support me with thy pow'rful aid,
Then bold in faith, I need not fear it,
When hostile pow'rs would me in-
vade.

Thus will thy kingdom, mighty Saviour,
In which true righteousness is seen,
Be further'd by my weak endeavor;

There grace and truth for ever reign. 70 yes, above all else I'll love thee;

My heart, tho' worthless, be thine own; Could infinite compassion move thee To leave for me thy heav'nly throne? Then let my heart be dedicated

To thee; fix there thy residence
Till I shall be to heav'n translated,
In joy to see thy countenance.
8 Lord, while my faith to thee as-
cendeth,

O may thy grace descend to me;.
Thou art my joy which never endeth,
O fill my heart with love to thee.
I will adore and love thee longer,
Than while my heart its throbs re-
peats;

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MISTAKEN souls! that dream of
heav'n

And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sins forgiv❜n,
While they are slaves to lust.
2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living pow'r unites
To Christ the living Head.

3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart,
'Tis faith that works by love,
That bids all sinful joys depart,

And lifts the thoughts above..

4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and
hell,

By a celestial pow'r;
This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.

5 True faith obeys its Author's will,
As well as trusts his grace;
A pard'ning God is jealous still
For his own holiness.

6 When from the curse he sets us free,
He makes our nature clean;
Nor would he send his Son to be
The minister of sin.

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His Spirit purifies the heart,
And seals our peace with God;
True holiness nought can impart
But Jesus' cleansing blood.
T. 37.

278.*

THO' ev'ry child of God

Is a new creature,
Yet do we feel the load

Of sinful nature;
Which, if by faith we cleave

To Christ our Saviour,
Can, tho' it cause us grief,
Condemn us never.

2 He's merciful and kind
Past all expression;

If we are but inclin'd
To make confession
Of all our sinfulness,

His great compassion
Prompts him to grant us peace,
And consolation.

3 He grants us, for our tears,
His oil of gladness;
Delivers, heals and cheers,
Dispels our sadness:
Yea, tho' our bodies die,
His resurrection
Proves, they shall certainly
Rise to perfection.

4 My portion is the Lord,
I seek his favor;

And in his name and word

Confide for ever.
Nought in the world to me
Can yield such pleasure,
As to be found in thee,
O Christ, my Treasure!

XVI. 280.*

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WHEN rising winds, and rain descending,

A near approaching storm declare, With trembling speed their wings exe tending,

The birds to hollow trees repair; Thus I, in faith with sin oppressed, My refuge take, O Christ to thee; Thy wounds, my hiding-place most blessed,

From ev'ry evil shelter me.

Of the FORGIVENESS of SINS.
T. 97.

JESUS, our glorious Head and Chief,
Dear Object of our hearts' belief,
O let us in thy nail-prints see
Our pardon and election free;
And, while we view by faith thy pier-
ced side,

Call thee our Lord and God, who for
us dy❜d.

2 The doctrine of Christ's blood and
death,

Imparting life to us thro' faith,
A myst'ry is, which is reveal'd
To babes, but from the wise conceal'd;
Thereby the Saviour's flock on earth
is known;

Of this the ransom'd sing before God's

throne.

3 While human nature doth exist,
While Jesus reigns as Lord and Christ,
So long of the whole gospel this
From first to last the substance is;
All, to whom God his counsel doth
reveal,

To this as truth divine can set their seal.

4 Should any virtuous seem to be,
And blameless from his infancy,
And scarcely ever have been try'd
By avarice, by lust, or pride,
And therefore think, 'I am a child of
God'

He's deaf and blind, and quite mis-
takes the road.

5 All those who, thro' a beam of light,
Can see and own they are not right,
But enter on a legal strife,

Amend their former course of life,
And toil & labor hard from day to day;
Such also miss to happiness the way.
6 But sinners, who, with pungentsmart,
Bewail the vileness of their, heart,
Mourning because of unbelief,
Of sinners deem themselves the chief,
Despairing of their self-made righte-

ousness,

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7 To such he saith, "Arise and live, freely all thy sins forgive,

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I have redeem'd thee, thou art mine,
Thyself in faith to me resign;

Obey my voice, and walk in all my ways,

I'll grant to thee in heav'nly realms a place."

8 His Holy Spirit we receive, And on our Saviour's word believe; We trust in his atoning death, As the foundation of our faith, And in his robe of righteousness array'd,

Are 'midst his chosen richly comforted. 9 The humble sinner's shame we feel, And pow'r divine to do God's will, These are combin'd in ev'ry heart That in Christ's merits hath a part; No more, for want of strength, good motions die,

Since Jesus gives us constant victory. 10 We rest in Christ, and yet desire, Because his love our hearts doth fire, To serve his cause with all our might, And deem our Saviour's burden light; Don't we succeed, we think ourselves to blame,

And if we do, we praise his holy name. 11 Should self-complacency take place,

When we review our faithfulness, We're soon with inward shame bow'd down,

Forget ourselves, and freely own, That Jesus works in us whate'er is good, And thank him for the pow'r he hath bestow'd.

12 Grace is the only wish and pray'r, Of all those who God's children are; They meditate by night and day, How they may true obedience pay To Jesus, who redeem'd us by his death; And grace unmerited supports their faith.

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6 Yet when my

Saviour I shall see,

Then shall I have this only plea: Thro'the Lamb's ransom entrance gain." "Here is a sinner, who would fain

7 Thus Abraham was sav'd by grace,
Believing in Christ's righteousness;
And all the ransom'd saints in light,
In this blest song of praise unite:
8" All pow'r and glory doth pertain
Unto the Lamb, for he was slain;
And hath redeem'd us by his blood,
And made us kingsand Priests to God.”
9 While here on earth I still remain,
This doctrine firmly I'll maintain ;
And both in word and deed proclaim
The pow'r of Jesus' saving name.

10 Lord Jesus Christ, all praise to thee!
That thou didst deign a man to be,
And for each soul which thou hast made
Hast an eternal ransom paid.

11 O King of glory, Christ the Lord!
God's only Son, eternal Word!
Let all the world thy mercy see,
And bless those who believe in thee.
12 Thy incarnation, wounds and death,
I will confess while I have breath,
Till I shall see thee face to face,
Arrayed with thy righteousness.

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