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O FATHER of mercy, be ever adored; Thy love was displayed in sending our Lord [we praise To ransom and bless us; thy goodness For sending in Jesus salvation by grace. 2 Most merciful Saviour, who deignedst to die, [buy; Our curse to remove, and our pardon to Accept our thanksgiving, almighty to save,

Who openest heaven to all that believe. 3 O Spirit of wisdom, of love, and of power, [we adore; We prove thy best influence, thy grace Whose inward revealing applies our Lord's blood,

Attesting and sealing us children of God. Ch. Wesley, 1708-88.

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2 See, O see! what love the Saviour

Also hath on us bestowed, How he bled for us snd suffered,

How he bore the heavy load! On the cross, and in the garden, O how sore was his distress! Is not this a love that passeth

Aught that tongue can e'er express? 3 See, O see! what love is shown us Also by the Holy Ghost! How he strives with us poor sinners, Even when we sin the most!

Teaching, comforting, correcting,
O, what heart would not be thankful

Where he sees it needful is ;

For a three-fold love like this?

C. J. P. Spitta, 1801-59 (tr. R. Massie).
T. 91.

198.

LEAD us, heavenly Father, lead us

O'er the world's tempestuous sea;
Guide us, guard us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but thee;
Yet possessing-every blessing,
If our God our Father be.

2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
All our weakness thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe:
Lone and dreary-faint and weary,
Through the desert thou didst go.

3 Spirit of our God, descending,

Fill our hearts with heavenly joy; Love, with every passion blending, Pleasure that can never cloy : Thus provided-pardoned, guided, Nothing can our peace destroy.

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OUR heavenly father is not known
To us, but in the Son alone;
His mercy, love, and boundless grace
We see displayed in Jesus' face.

2 O God, how awful was thy name,
Until the God-man Jesus came;
We cannot love nor honour thee,
Unless the Son hath made us free.

3 O love, no human tongue can tell,
O love divine, unsearchable,
The Father gave his only Son
For guilty sinners to atone.

4 Can any ill distress my heart,
Since God with his own Son did part?
Whate'er I want can't be denied,
Since Christ for me was crucified.

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See of the travail of his soul,

And is well satisfied.

5 Peace and good-will are now to man Most gloriously displayed, And life eternal we obtain

From God, in Christ our Head. 6 O let us then repeat the theme, Which always sounds above; And ever sing with joyful hearts The wonders of his love. 57 Glas

212.

R. Boswell, c. 1784.

T. 205.

FATHER of eternal grace,
Glorify thyself in me;
Meekly beaming in my face,
May the world thine image see:
Happy only in thy love,

Poor, unfriended, or unknown,
Fix my thoughts on things above,
Stay my heart on thee alone.

2 Humble, holy, all resigned

To thy will-thy will be done; Give me, Lord, the perfect mind Of thy well-beloved Son: Counting gain and glory loss, May I tread the path he trod, Die with Jesus on the cross, Rise with him to thee, my God. J. Montgomery, 1771-1854.

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2 Thou great and good, thou just & wise, |
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties, [blood.
Thy son, thy servant, bought with

3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands

Pant for the cooling water brook.

4 With early feet I love to appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face; Oft have I seen thy glory there,

And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748.

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ALMIGHTY Father of mankind,
Thou dost my hope sustain;
And when the day of trouble comes
I shall not trust in vain.

2 In early years thou wast my guide,
And of my youth the friend;
And as my days began with thee,
With thee my days shall end.

3 I know the power in whom I trust, The arm on which I lean;

Thou wilt my Saviour ever be,
Who hast my Saviour been.

4 I'll trust thy goodness while I live, In death thy name adore;

And after death will sing thy praise, When time shall be no more.

215.

John Logan, 1748-88.
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T. 341.

THEE, O my God and King,

My Father, thee I sing;

Hear, well-pleased, the joyous sound,

Praise from earth and heaven receive:

Lost, I now in Christ am found;

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Dead, by faith in Christ I live.

Father, behold thy son,
Christ I am thine own:

ong to thee and rest,
digal is come:

Open wide thy arms and breast,
Take the weary wanderer home.

3 Thine eye observed from far,
Thy pity drew me near;
Me thy bowels yearned to see,
Me thy mercy ran to find,
Empty, poor, and void of thee,
Hungry, sick, and faint, and blind.

4 Thou on my neck didst fall;
Thy kiss forgave me all :

Still the gracious words I hear,
Words that made the Saviour mine,
Haste, for him, the robe prepare,
His be righteousness divine."

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AS helpless as a child who clings
Fast to his father's arm,

And casts his weakness on the strength
That keeps him safe from harm;
So I, my Father, cling to thee,
And thus I every hour
Would link my earthly feebleness
To thine almighty power.

2 As trustful as a child who looks
Up in his mother's face,
And all his little griefs and fears
Forgets in her embrace;

So I, to thee, my Saviour, look,
And in thy face divine,

Can read the love that will sustain
As weak a faith as mine.

3 As loving as a child who sits
Close by his parent's knee,

And knows no want while he can have That sweet society;

So, sitting at thy feet, my heart

Would all its love outpour,

And pray that thou wouldst teach me, To love thee more and more.

217.*

[Lord,

J. D. Burns, 1823-64.

T. 96.

BE of good cheer in all your wants,
And steadfast on God's word rely;
He who the greatest favours grants,
The smallest never will deny :
If God could give his Son for us,
What can he then to us refuse?

Paul Gerhardt, 1607-75.

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TO thee, Jehovah, will I sing,

For thou alone my God shalt be;
To thee my hymns of praise I'll bring,
O may thy Spirit counsel me,
That in my Saviour's name alone
I may appear before thy throne.

2 Draw me, O Father, to the Son,
That he may draw me unto thee;
Thy Spirit render me his own,

And rule without control in me; Shed in my heart thy love abroad, And keep me in thy peace, O God. 3 This I implore in the dear name Of him who intercedes above, Through whom each blessing I may claim, When drawn to thee by faith and love. All praise to thee for ever be, For all thy blessings, Lord, to me. B. Crasselius, 1677-1724.

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ABBA, Father! we approach thee
In our Saviour's precious name;
We, thy children, here assembling,

Now thy promised blessings claim:
From our sins his blood has washed us,
'Tis through him our souls draw nigh;
And thy Spirit too hath taught us,
Abba, Father! thus to cry.

2 Once as prodigals we wandered,
In our folly far from thee;
But thy grace, o'er sin abounding,
Rescued us from misery;
Clothed in garments of salvation,
At thy table in our place,
We rejoice, as thou rejoicest,

In the riches of thy grace.

3 Abba, Father! all adore thee,
All rejoice in heaven above;
While in us they learn the wonders,

Of thy wisdom, grace, and love.
Soon before thy throne assembled,
All thy children shall proclaim,
Glory, everlasting glory,

Be to God and to the Lamb!

James George Deck, b. 18c7.

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O HOW kindly hast thou led me,
Heavenly Father, day by day!
Found my dwelling, clothed, and fed me,
Furnished friends to cheer my way!

2 Didst thou bless me, didst thou chasten,
With thy smile, or with thy rod,
'Twas that still my step might hasten
Homeward, heavenward, to my God.
3 O how slowly have I often

Followed where thy hand would draw! How thy kindness failed to soften! How thy chastening failed to awe! 4 Make me for thy rest more ready, As thy path is longer trod; Keep me in thy friendship steady, Till thou call me home, my God! Thomas Grinfield, 1789-1870. T. 79.

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REJOICE, my soul, God cares for thee, Trust to his word assuredly,

However things may go:

Thy heavenly Father, for Christ's sake, Of thy concerns will notice take,

And mercy freely to thee show.

2 My griefs & cares, to thee well known, My God, I cast on thee alone,

In thee is all my trust:

Since thou dost govern, I'll be still,
Into thy hands resign my will,

And thank thee, prostrate in the dust. 3 I confidently do believe,

Me, thy poor child, thou wilt not leave,
For thou my Father art:

Fill thou my soul with love and faith;
Thus I am rich in life and death,

[part. And from thy love nought shall me Hans Sachs, 1494-1576.

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