60 let me never blush to own The glorious gospel word;

Which saves a world through faith alone,
Faith in a dying Lord!

Hymn 209. S. M.

Fight the good fight of faith. 1. Tim. vi. 12.

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THE good fight have fought,"

O when shall I declare?

The vict'ry by my Saviour got,
I long with Paul to share.

2 O may I triumph so,

When all my warfare's past;
And dying, find my latest foe
Under my feet at last!

3 This blessed word be mine,
Just as the port is gain'd;

Kept by e power of grace divine,
66 I have the faith maintain'd."

4 The apostles of my Lord,

To whom it first was given,

They could not speak a greater word,
Nor all the saints in heaven.

Hymn 210. S. M.

I am the good Shepherd. John x.

THE

HE Lord my shepherd is,
I shall be well supplied;
Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside?
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2 He leads me to the place,

Where heavenly pasture grows; Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows.

3 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear:

Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there.

4 Amidst surrounding foes,

He does my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
And joy exalts my head.

5 The bounties of his love

Shall crown my following days; Nor from his house will I remove, Nor cease to speak his praise.

Hymn 211. P. M.

The fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Eph. i. 23.

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ESUS, thou source of all our joys,
For whom we now lift up our voice,
And all our strength exert;

Vouchsafe the grace we humbly claim:
Compose into a solemn frame,

And tune thy people's heart.

2 While in the heavenly work we join,
-Thy glory be our whole design,
(Thy. glory, not our own :)
Still let us keep our end in view,
And still the pleasing task pursue,
To please our God alone.

3 To magnify thy awful name,
To spread the honours of the Lamb,
Let us our voices raise:

Our souls and bodies' powers unite,
Regardless of our own delight,
And dead to human praise.

4. Then let us praise our common Lord,,
And sweetly join with one accord,
Thy goodness to proclaim:
Jesus, thyself in us reveal,
And all our faculties shall feel
Thy harmonizing name.

Hymn 212. C. M.

They watch for your souls as they that must give account. Heb. xiii. 17.

1

ET Zion's watchmen all awake,

'Land take the alarm they give,

Now let them from the mouth of God
Their awful charge receive.

2 'Tis not a cause of small import,
The pastor's care demands;

But what might fill an angel's heart,
And fill'd a Saviour's hands.

3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego;

For souls, which must for ever live
In raptures, or in wo.

4. And to the great tribunal haste,

Th' account to render there;

And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, where should we appear!

5 May they, that Jesus whom they preach,
Their own Redeemer, see;

And watch thou daily o'er their souls,
That they may watch for thee..

Hymn 213. S. M.

Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of God. Eph. vi. 13.

1

QUIP me for the war,

End teach my hands to fight;

My simple, upright heart prepare,
And guide my words aright.

2 Control my every thought;
My whole of sin remove;
Let all my works in thee be wrought,
Let all be wrought in love.

3 0 arm me with the mind,

Meek Lamb, that was in thee!
And let my knowing zeal be join'd
With perfect charity.

4 With calm and temper'd zeal,
Let me enforce thy call;
And vindicate thy gracious will,
Which offers life to all.

5 O may I love like thee!

In all thy footsteps tread;
Thou hatest all iniquity,

But nothing thou hast made.

6 O may I learn the art,

With meekness to reprove!

And hate the sin with all my heart,
But still the sinner love.

Hymn 214. L. M.

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom. Luke xxi. 15.

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FOR A MINISTER.

ESUS, the truth and pow'r divine,
Send forth this messenger of thine;
His hands confirm, his heart inspire,
And touch his lips with hallow'd fire.
2 Be thou his mouth, and wisdom, Lord,
Thou by the hammer of thy word,
The rocky hearts in pieces break,
And bid the son of thunder speak.

3 To those who would their Lord embrace,
Give him to preach the word of grace;
Sweetly their yielding bosoms move,
And melt them with the fire of love.
4 Let all with thankful hearts confess,
The welcome messenger of peace:
Thy pow'r in his report be found,
And let thy feet behind him sound.

Hymn 215. L. M.

Speak unto them all that I command thee; be not dismayed at their faces. Jer. i. 17.

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TEEL me to shame, reproach, disgrace;
Arm me with all thy armour now;
Set like a flint my steady face;

Harden to adamant my brow.

2 Bold may I wax, exceeding bold, My high commission to perform;