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The captive flock from hell was freed,
And ranfom'd when their fhepherd bled.

IV.

Before the Father's awful throne,
Our merciful High Priest he stands;
And interceding for his own,

The purchas'd remnant now demands;
His people's everlasting friend,
Who loving-loves them to the end.

V.

May we his blood-bought flock rejoice,
Him for our Lord and God to own,
To take Him as our only choice;
To cleave to Him, in love, alone;
Be growing up in holiness,

Then meet Him in the realms of peace.

VI.

Then fhall our grateful fongs abound,
And ev'ry tear be wip'd away;
No fin, no forrow fhall be found,
No night o'er-cloud the endless day;
O praise Him! all beneath, above,
O praise Him! praise the God of love.

LXXVIII. For fpiritual Strength, 75,

SON

I,

ON of God thy blessing grant, Still fupply my ev'ry want, Tree of life thine influence fhed, With thy fap my spirit feed,

II.

Tend'reft branch, alas! am I,
Wither without Thee and die,
Weak as helpless infancy :
O confirm my foul in Thee!

III,

Unluftain'd by Thee, I fall;
Send the ftrength for which I call
Weaker than a bruifed reed,
Help, I ev'ry moment need,

IV.

All my hopes on Thee depend;
Love me, fave me to the end!
Give me thy continu'd grace;
Take the everlasting praise!

LXXIX. Panting after God. P. M.

ΤΗ

1.

HOU hidden love of God, whofe height, Whofe depth unfathom'd no man knows, I fee from far thy beauteous light,

And longing figh for thy repose: My heart is pain'd, nor can it be At reft, till it find reft in Thee.

II.

Is there a thing beneath the fun,

That ftrives with thee my heart to share? Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone The Lord of ev'ry motion there: Then fhall my heart from earth be free, When it has found repofe in thee.

III.

O hide this felf from me, that I

No more, but Chrift in me, may live! My vile affections crucify,

Nor let one darling luft furvive: In all things nothing may I fee, Nothing defire, or feek, but thee!

IV.

O love thy fov'reign aid impart,

To fave me from low-thoughted care;

Chafe this felf-will through all my heart, Through all its latent mazes there: Make me thy duteous child, that I Ceafelefs may Abba, Father cry,

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Each moment draw from earth away My heart that lowly waits thy call; Speak to my inmost foul, and say, "I am thy God, thy Life, thy All!" To feel thy pow'r, to hear thy voice, To tafte thy love be all my choice! love—be

LXXX. Grace. S. M.

I.

RACE! 'tis a charming found,
Harmonious to the ear;

GRA

Heav'n with the echo fhall refound,
And all the earth fhall hear.

II.

Grace firft contriv'd a way

To fave rebellious man;

And all the fteps that grace difplay,
Which drew the wond'rous plan

III.

'Twas grace that wrote my name
In thy eternal book;

'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb, Who all my forrows took.

IV.

Grace forc'd my wand'ring feet To tread the heav'nly road; And new fupplies each hour I meet: While preffing on to God.

V.

Grace taught my foul to pray, And made my eyes o'erflow; 'Twas grace which kept me to this day, And will not let me go.

VI.

Grace all the work fhall crown,
Through everlasting days;

It lays in heaven the top-moft ftone,
And well deferves the praise.

VII.

O let thy grace infpire

My foul with ftrength divine! May all my pow'rs to Thee afpire, And all my days be thine.

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