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2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints,
And seal the heirs of heaven?

When wilt thou banish my complaints,
And show my sins forgiven!

3 Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood;

And bear thy witness with my heart,
That I am born of God.

4 Thou art the earnest of his love,-
The pledge of joys to come;

May thy blest wings, celestial Dove,
Safely convey me home.

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Rejoicing in forgiving love.

L. M.

MY, the voice of grateful praise, soul, with humble fervour raise

And all my ransom'd powers combine,
To bless his attributes divine,

2 Deep on my heart let mem'ry trace
His acts of mercy and of grace;
Who, with a Father's tender care,
Saved me when sinking in despair;
3 Gave my repentant soul to prove
The joy of his forgiving love;
Pour'd balm into my bleeding breast,
And led my weary feet to rest.

464

Shouting God's praises.

L. M.

M'Saved from the second death, I feel';

soul, through my Redeemer's care,

Mine eyes from tears of dark despair,
My feet from falling into hell.

2 Wherefore to him my feet shall run;
My eyes on his perfections gaze;
My soul shall live for God alone,
And all within me shout his praise.

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The Godhead reconciled.

C. M.

COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Oue God in persons three;

Bring back the heavenly blessing lost
By all mankind and me.

2 Thy favour and thy nature too,
To me, to all restore;
Forgive, and after God renew,
And keep me evermore.
3 Eternal Sun of Righteousness,
Display thy beams divine,
And cause the glories of thy face
Upon my heart to shine."

4 Light, in thy light, O may I see,
Thy grace and mercy prove;
Revived, and cheer'd, and blest by thee,
The God of pard'ning love.

5 Lift up thy countenance serene,
And let thy happy child
Behold, without a cloud between,
The Godhead reconciled.

6 That all-comprising peace bestow
On me, through grace forgiven;

The joys of holiness below,

And then the joys of heaven.

466

C. M.

The spirit of adoption. FATHER, I wait before thy throne:

a child of thine:

Send down the Spirit of thy Son,
To form my heart divine.

2 There shed thy promised love abroad,
And make my comfort strong;
Then shall I say,-My Father, God!
With an unwav'ring tongue.

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6th P. M. 6 lines 7s.

The Spirit of God dwelleth in you.

ABBA, Father, hear thy child,

Late in Jesus reconciled;

Hear, and all the graces shower,
All the joy, and peace, and power;
All my Saviour asks above,
All the life and heaven of love.

2 Lord, I will not let thee go
Till the blessing thou bestow:
Hear my Advocate divine:
Lo! to his my suit I join:
Join'd to his, it cannot fail:
Bless me; for I will prevail.

3 Heavenly Father, life divine,
Change my nature into thine;
Move, and spread throughout my soul,
Actuate, and fill the whole :
Be it I no longer now
Living in the flesh, but thou.

4 Holy Ghost, no more delay;
Come, and in thy temple stay:
Now thine inward witness bear,
Strong, and permanent, and clear:
Spring of life, thyself impart;
Rise eternal in my heart.

468

2d P. M. 6 lines 88.

The sanctifying and sealing Spirit.

FATHER of everlasting grace,

Thy goodness and thy ruth we praise, Thy goodness and thy truth we prove; Thou hast, in honour of thy Son, The gift unspeakable sent down,Spirit of life, and power, and love.

2 Send us the Spirit of thy Son,
To make the depths of Godhead known,
To make us share the life divine:
Send him the sprinkled blood to' apply;
Send him our souls to sanctify,

And show and seal us ever thine.

3 So shall we pray, and never cease; So shall we thankfully confess

Thy wisdom, truth, and power, and love; With joy unspeakable adore,

And bless and praise thee evermore,
And serve thee as thy hosts above:--

4 Till, added to that heavenly choir,
We raise our songs of triumph higher,

And praise thee in a bolder strain; Outsoar the first-born seraph's flight, And sing, with all the saints in light, Thy everlasting love to man.

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Blessedness of adoption.

AND can my heart aspire so high

To say,-My Father, God!

Lord, at thy feet I fain would lie,
And learn to kiss the rod.

C. M.

2 I would submit to all thy will,
For thou art good and wise;
Let each rebellious thought be still,
Nor one faint murmur rise.

8 Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom,
And bid me wait serene,
Till hopes and joys immortal bloom,
And brighten all the scene.

My Father, God, permit my heart
To plead her humble claim,

And ask the bliss those words impart,
In my Redeemer's name.

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3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s.

The witness of the Spirit.

ARNEST of future bliss,

hail;

Fountain of holiness,

Whose comforts never fail;

The cleansing gift on saints bestow'd,
The witness of their peace with God.

2 By thee, on earth, we know
Ourselves in Christ renew'd;
Brought by thy grace into
The family of God;

Of his adopting love the seal,
And faithful teacher of his will.

3 Great Comforter, descend
In gentle breathings down;
Preserve us to the end,

That no man take our crown;
Our Guardian still vouchsafe to be,
Nor suffer us to go from thee.

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4th P. M. 886, 886.

THOU

The inward witness.

THOU great mysterious God unknown,
Whose love hath gently led me on,
E'en from my infant days;

Mine inmost soul expose to view,
And tell me if I ever knew
Thy justifying grace.

2 If I have only known thy fear,
And follow'd, with a heart sincere,
Thy drawings from above;
Now, now the further grace bestow,
And let my sprinkled conscience know
Thy sweet forgiving love.

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