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5th P. M. 4 lines 7s.

Love to the Saviour.

ARK, my soul, it is the Lord;
'Tis thy Saviour,-hear his word.
Jesus speaks, he speaks to thee:-
Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?

2 Lord, it is my chief complaint
That my love is still so faint,
Yet I love thee and adore:
O for grace to love thee more!

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10th P. M. 8 lines 8s.

Thy vows are upon me, O God.

HOW shall a sinner perform the Lord?

A sinful and impotent worm,

How can I be true to my word? I tremble at what I have done:

O send me thy help from above:
The power of thy Spirit make known,
The virtue of Jesus's love.

2 My solemn engagements are vain ;
My promises empty as air;
My vows, I shall break them again,
And plunge in eternal despair:
Unless my omnipotent God

The sense of his goodness impart,
And shed, by his Spirit, abroad
The love of himself in my heart.

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The healing and cleansing Fountain.

L. M

Y faith I to the fountain fly, Open'd for all mankind and me, To purge my sins of deepest dye,-My life and heart's impurity.

2 From Christ, the smitten Rock, it flows, The purple and the crystal stream ; Pardon and holiness bestows,

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And both I gain through faith in him.

13th P. M. 10, 10, 11, 11.

The plenteousness of His grace.

WHAT shall I do my Saviour to praise, So faithful and true, so plenteous in grace; So strong to deliver, so good to redeem, The weakest believer that hangs upon him. 2 How happy the man whose heart is set free; The people that can be joyful in thee; Their joy is to walk in the light of thy face, And still they are talking of Jesus's grace.

3 For thou art their boast, their glory, and power, And I also trust to see the glad hour, My soul's new creation, a life from the dead, The day of salvation that lifts up my head. 4 For Jesus, my Lord, is now my defence; I trust in his word; none plucks me from thence; Since I have found favour, he all things will do; My King and my Saviour shall make me anew. 5 Yes, Lord, I shall see the bliss of thine own; Thy secret to me shall soon be made known; For sorrow and sadness I joy shall receive, And share in the gladness of all that believe. 14th P. M. 10, 11, 10, 11.

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Accepted in the Beloved.

LL praise to the Lamb! accepted I am, A Through faith in the Saviour durable Name:

In him I confide, his blood is applied;

For me he hath suffer'd, for me he hath died.
2 Not a doubt doth arise, to darken the skies,
Or hide for a moment my Lord from mine eyes:
In him I am blest, I lean on his breast,
And lo! in his wounds I continue to rest.

ADOPTION AND ASSURANCE.

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Knowledge of forgiveness.

OW can a sinner know

H His sins on earth forgiven?

S. M.

How can my gracious Saviour show
My name inscribed in heaven?
2 What we have felt and seen
With confidence we tell;
And publish to the sons of men,
The signs infallible.

3 We who in Christ believe
That he for us hath died,
We all his unknown peace receive,
And feel his blood applied.
4 Exults our rising soul,
Disburden'd of her load,
And swells, unutterably full
Of glory and of God.

5 His love, surpassing far
The love of all beneath,

We find within our hearts, and dare

The pointless darts of death.

6 Stronger than death or hell

The sacred power we prove;

And, conqu'rors of the world, we dwell In heaven, who dwell in love.

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Continued.-The indwelling Spirit.

Spirit prove,

S. M.

WE by his ow the things of God,

The things which freely of his love
He hath on us bestow'd.

2 His Spirit, which he gave,
Now dwells in us, we know;
The witness in ourselves we have,
And all its fruits we show.
3 The meek and lowly heart,
That in our Saviour was,
To us his Spirit does impart,
And signs us with his cross.
4 Our nature's turn'd, our mind
Transform'd in all its powers;
And both the witnesses are join'd,—
Thy Spirit, Lord, with ours.
5 Whate'er our pard'ning Lord
Commands, we gladly do;
And, guided by his sacred word,
We all his steps pursue.

6 His glory our design,

We live our God to please; And rise, with filial fear divine, To perfect holiness.

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Seeking the evidence of acceptance.

IUSTEN for the voice

S. M.

Which speaks my sins forgiven;

Speak, Lord, and bid my heart rejoice In certain hope of heaven.

Thy Name O may I prove,

Thy Name inscribed on me; And triumph in redeeming love Through all eternity.

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The earnest and pledge of joys to come.
WHY should the children of a King
Go mourning all their days?

WHY

Great Comforter, descend and bring
The tokens of thy grace.

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.

Y soul, with humble fervour raise

M10 God the voice of grateful praise,

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.

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Shouting God's praises.

L. M.

My soud from the second death, I feel;

Y 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.