e 5 There for sinners thou art pleading; There thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding, Till in heaven we appear. o 6 Glory, honour, power and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive; o Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. 0 1 RIPPON'S COL, HYMN 33. 7s. Redeeming Love. [*] NOW Redeeming Love. OW begin the heavenly theme, -Ye who Jesus' kindness prove, 2 Ye who see the Father's grace, e 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, e 4 Ye, alas! who long have been o 5 Welcome, all by sin oppressed- o 6 He subdued th' infernal powers; o 7 Hither, then, your music bring, MADAN'S COL. HYMN 34. C. M. Windsor. Plymouth [] e 1 The Necessity of Renewing Grace. HOW OW helpless guilty nature lies, e The heart, unchanged, can never rise p 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, The safe, the narrow way. e 3 Can aught, beneath a power divine, The stubborn will subdue? o 'Tis thine, almighty Saviour, thine, yours To form the heart anew. "Tis thine the passions to recall, And upward bid them rise; And make the scales of error fall, From reason's darkened eyes. 5 To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live; A beam of heaven, a vital ray 'Tis thine alone to give. p 6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine ! 11 o Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine! HYMN 35. S. M. Watchman. [*] 1 Prayer for the Spirit. John xiv. 26, OME, Holy Spirit, come, Dispel the sorrow from our minds- 2 Convince us of our sin; And to our wondering view reveal 3 Revive our drooping faith; 4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart- 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Then shall we know, and praise, and love, HART. HYMN 36. L. M. Carthage. [b] THAT load of sin were gone! POO that I could at last subunit! -At Jesus' feet to lay me down- e 2 Rest for my soul I long to find: 4 Fam would I learn of thee, my God; The cross, all stained with hallowed blood d 5 I would-but thou must give the power; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour," o 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, HYMN 37. C. M. Canterbury. Wantage. [b] Repentance. Has wandered from the Lord! W oft, alas! this wretched heart How oft my roving thoughts depart, 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls-"Return : ” १ My vile ingratitude I mourn: O take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou wilt thou yet forgive, 5 Thý pardoning love-so free-so sweet- O keep me at thy sacred feet, 1 STEELE. HYMN 38. L. M. Armley. [b]. W Hopeless to burst this sinful chain, TEARY of struggling with my pain, At length I give the contest o'er, 2 From my own works at last I cease- 5 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure; Peace, righteousness, and joy, impart, 1 HYMN 39. C. M. Reading. [b] Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, o 2 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Whatever may oppose. e 3" Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, "And there my guilt confess; P “I'll tell him I'm a wretch, undone, "Without his sovereign grace. o4"I'll to the gracious King approach, "Whose sceptre pardon gives; کے "Perhaps he may command my touch"And then the suppliant lives. 55 Perhaps he will admit my plea,➡ Perhaps will hear my prayer; e "But if I perish, I will pray, -6 "I can but perish if I go; 66 1 " JONES. Clark's... [b *] The Heart healed by Mercy! IN enslaved me many years, And led me bound and blind; Till at length a thousand fears Came swarming o'er my mind. o Where (I said in deep distress) Will these sinful pleasures end? How shall secure my peace, And make the Lord my friend? -2 Friends and ministers said much, The gospel to enforce ; e But my blindness still was such, I chose a legal course : 1 Much fasted, watched, and strove, e Feared, almost, to speak or move..., -3 Thus afraid to trust his grace, Long time did I rebel; e Till, despairing of my case, Down at his feet I fell |