And there may I, as vile as he 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Till all the ransom'd church of God 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream, 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, HYMN 37-C. M. Efficacious Grace. HAIL! mighty Jesus! how divine Is thy victorious sword! The stoutest rebel must resign 2 Deep are the wounds thine arrows give, They pierce the hardest heart; Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh; Go forth, sweet prince, triumphantly, 4 And when thy victories are complete, Shall round the throne of glory, meet O may my humble soul be found HYMN 38.-L. M. The example of Christ. M'I read my duty in thy word. Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord, But in thy life the law appears,' 2 Such was thy truth and such thy zeal, 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witness'd the fervor of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Be thou my pattern, make me bear HYMN 39.-C. M. Devotion. HILST thee I seek protecting pow'r, W Be my vain wishes still'd; And may this consecrated hour 2 Thy love the power of tho't bestow'd, 3 In each event of life, how clear Each blessing to my soul most dear, 4 In every joy that crowns my days, My heart shall find delight in praise, 5 When gladness wings my favor'd hour Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resign'd, when storms of sorrow low'r My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, T HYMN 40.-P. M. THE Lord into his garden comes, Refreshing showers of grace divine, 20 that this dry and barren ground The desert blossom as the rose, 3 The glorious time is rolling on, The gracious work is now begua, My soul a witness is. I taste and see the pardon free, For all mankind as well as me, 4 The worst of sinners here may find None are too late who will repent, 5 Come brethren, all who love the Lord, And taste the sweetness of his word, In Jesus' ways go on. Our troubles and our trials here, 6 We feel that heaven is now begun, It comes like floods we can't contain, 7 But when we come to reign above, Jesus will lead his armies through, |