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4 I have no wisdom, save in Him who is

My Wisdom and my Teacher, both in one;
No wisdom can I lack while Thou art wise,
No teaching do I crave, save Thine alone.
Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness;
Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood,
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace,

Thy blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord my God!
6 Feast after feast thus comes, and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad Feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal Feast of bliss and love.
Horatius Bonar, 1856.

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"Search me, O God, and know my heart."

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THOU, to whose all-searching sight,
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart, it pants for Thee;
Oh, burst these bonds and set it free!
2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross :
Hallow each thought, let all within
Be clean, as Thou, my Lord, art clean.

3 If in this darksome wild I stray

Be Thou my light, be Thou my Way;
No foes, no violence I fear,

No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near.
4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of woe,
Jesus, Thy timely aid impart,

And raise my head and cheer my heart.
5 Saviour, where'er Thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untried, I follow Thee;
Oh, let Thy hand support me still,
And lead me to Thy holy hill !

6 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil and grief and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm and joy and peace.

Gerhard Tersteegen, 1731.
Trans. John Wesley, 1739.

"That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in

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Glorious Day-spring, Christ the Lord,
Shine upon us with Thy rays,

While we celebrate Thy praise.

2 When Thou madest heaven and earth,
Angels shouted at their birth;
Morning stars in chorus sang,

When the world from darkness sprang.

3 When in sin and death we lay,
Thou didst wake us into day ;
Thou, in human nature born,
Wast to us a glorious morn.

4 When Thou didst arise from death,
We were quicken'd by Thy breath;
We arose with Thee our Head,
First begotten from the dead.

5 Keep us safe from harm and sin,
Foes around us and within;
May we know Thee ever nigh,
Ever walk as in Thine eye.

6 Lead us onward, Lord, we pray,
To the pure and perfect day,
Where we may the glory see
Of the blessed Trinity.

Christopher Wordsworth.

"Singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord."

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HILDREN of the heav'nly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;

Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in His works and ways.

2 Lift your eyes, ye sons of Light!
Zion's city is in sight:

There our endless home shall be,
There our Lord we soon shall see.

3 Fear not, brethren; joyful stand
On the borders of your land:
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.

4 Lord! obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow Thee!

5 Seal our love, our labors end;
Let us to Thy bliss ascend;
Let us to Thy kingdom come;
Lord! we long to be at home.

John Cennick, 1742.

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

"Lord, Thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another."

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GOD, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

2 Beneath the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come;

Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.

Isaac Watts, 1719.

"Behold, O God our Shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed."

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ERE on earth, where foes surround us,
While our trembling souls within

Feel the fetters which have bound us,
Feel the burden of our sin;
Lord, on Thee alone relying,

Strength we crave to burst our chain,
Ever pleading, ever crying,

"Lord, for us the Lamb was slain."

2 In those high and holy regions
Where the blest Thy praise prolong,
Cherubs and seraphic legions

Know no theme of nobler song ;
White-robed saints, who there adore Thee
Throned above the glassy main,
Sing, and cast their crowns before Thee,
"Lord, for us the Lamb was slain."

3 Thus, Thy Church, whate'er her dwelling,
Heaven above or earth below,
One harmonious chorus swelling,
Loves her Saviour's praise to show:
Here in trial, there in glory,

Changeless rings th' immortal strain,
Changeless sounds the wondrous story,
"Lord, for us the Lamb was slain."

"I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help."

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*HROUGH all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,

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The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.

2 O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt His name;
When in distress to Him I called,
He to my rescue came.

3 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliv'rance He affords to all
Who on His succor trust.

4 O make but trial of His love,
Experience will decide

How blessed are they, and only they,
Who in His truth confide.

5 Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;

Make you His service your delight,
Your wants shall be His care.

Nahum Tate, 1696.

"Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.”

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OLDIERS of Christ! arise

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And put your armor on,

Strong, in the strength which God supplies,
Through His eternal Son:

2 Strong, in the Lord of hosts,
And in His mighty power;

Who in the strength of Jesus trusts,
Is more than conqueror.

3 Stand, then, in His great might,
With all His strength endued;
And take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God:

4 That, having all things done,
And all your conflicts past,

You may o'ercome through Christ alone
And stand entire at last.

5 From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray;

Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.

6 Still let the Spirit cry,

In all His soldiers, "Come,'

Till Christ, the Lord, descends from high,

And takes the conquerors home.

Charles Wesley, 1745.

"That we may be able to fight manfully the good fight of faith, and

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RIEF life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there.

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