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Hymn.

Trust or Dependance.

To keep the lamp alive,

With oil we fill the bowl;

"Tis water makes the willow thrive, And grace that feeds the soul.

The LORD's unsparing hand
Supplies the living stream;

It is not at our own command,
But still deriv'd from Him.

Beware of Peter's word,
Nor confidently say,

'I never will deny Thee, LORD,'
But grant I never may.

Man's wisdom is to seek

His strength in GOD alone;

And e'en an angel would be weak,
Who trusted in his own.

Retreat beneath His wings,

And in His grace confide;

This more exalts the King of kings

Than all your works beside.

In JESUS is our store,

Grace issues from His throne:

Whoever says, 'I want no more,'
Confesses he has none.

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Watchfulness.

I WANT a sober mind,

A self-renouncing will,

That tramples down, and casts behind
The baits of pleasing ill;
A soul inur'd to pain,

To hardship, grief, and loss;
Bold to take up, firm to sustain
The consecrated cross.

I want a godly fear,

A quick-discerning eye,

That looks to Thee when sin is near,
And sees the tempter fly;

A spirit still prepar'd,

And arm'd with jealous care,
For ever standing on it's guard,
And watching unto pray'r.

I want a heart to pray,

To pray and never cease,
Never to murmur at Thy stay,
Or wish my suff'rings less.
This blessing above all,
Always to pray, I want,

Out of the deep on Thee to call,

And never, never faint.

I rest upon Thy Word,

The promise is for me;

My succour and salvation, LORD,

Shall surely come from Thee:

But let me still abide,

Nor from my hope remove,

Till Thou my patient spirit guide

Into Thy perfect love.

Hymn.

Watchfulness.

1 I WANT a principle within Of jealous godly fear;

A sensibility of sin,

A pain to feel it near:

2 I want the first approach to feel,
Of pride, or fond desire,

To catch the wand'ring of my will,
And quench the kindling fire.

3 From Thee that I no more may part,
No more Thy goodness grieve,
The filial awe, the fleshly heart,
The tender conscience give.

4 Quick as the apple of an eye,
O GOD, my conscience make!
Awake, my soul, when sin is nigh,
And keep it still awake.

5 If to the right or left I stray,

That moment, LORD, reprove;
And let me weep my life away,
For having griev'd Thy love.

6 O may the least omission pain
My well-instructed soul!

And drive me to the blood again, Which makes the wounded whole.

Hymn.

Watchfulness.

1 ALAS, what hourly dangers rise!
What snares beset my way!
To heav'n O let me lift my eyes,
And hourly watch and pray!

2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain,
And melt in flowing tears!
My weak resistance, ah, how vain!
How strong my foes and fears!

3 O gracious GOD, in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid;

Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.

4 Increase my faith, increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.

5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart,
Or lure my feet aside,

My GOD, Thy pow'rful aid impart,
My Guardian and my Guide.

6 O keep me in Thy heav'nly way,
And bid the tempter flee;

And let me never, never stray
From happiness and Thee!

Hymn.

Watchfulness.

1 PIERCE, fill me with an humble fear;
My utter helplessness reveal:
Satan and sin are always near,
Thee may I always nearer feel.

2 O that to Thee my constant mind
Might with an even flame aspire!
Pride in it's earliest motions find,

And mark the risings of desire!

3 O that my tender soul might fly
The first abhorr'd approach of ill!
Quick as the apple of an eye,

The slightest touch of sin to feel!

4 Till Thou anew my soul create,

Still may I strive, and watch, and pray, Humbly and confidently wait,

And long to see the perfect day.

Hymn.

Watchfulness.

A CHARGE to keep I have,

A GOD to glorify;
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky;
To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfil:

O may it all my pow'rs engage
To do my Master's will!