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LEPER.

3 Now, Lord, to whom for help I call,
Thy miracles repeat;

With pitying eye behold me fall,
A leper at thy feet.

4 Loathsome, and vile, and self-abhorr'd,
I sink beneath my sin;

But, if thou wilt, a gracious word
Of thine can make me clean.

DEAF AND dumb.

5 Thou seest me deaf to thy commands,
Open, O Lord! mine ear;

Bid me stretch out my withered hands,
And lift them up in prayer.

6 Silent, (alas! thou know'st how long)
My voice I cannot raise;

But, oh! when thou shalt loose my tongue,
The dumb shall sing thy praise,

LAME,

7 Lame, at the pool I still am seen,
Waiting to find relief;
While many others venture in,
And wash away their grief.

8 Now speak my mind, my conscience, sound, Give, and my strength employ;

Light as a hart, my soul shall bound,
The lame shall leap for joy.

BLIND.

9 If thou, my God, art passing by,
Oh! let me find thee near;
Jesus, in mercy hear my cry,
Thou Son of David, hear!

10 See, I am waiting, in the way,
For thee the heavenly light;
Command me to be brought, and say,
Sinner, receive thy sight.

POSSESSED.

11 Cast out thy foes, and let them still
To thy great name submit ;

Clothe with thy righteousness, and heal,
And place me at thy feet.

12 From sin, the guilt, the power, the pain,
Thou canst relieve my soul;
Lord, I believe, and not in vain,
For thou wilt make me whole.

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190 148th. Bethesda 112. Eagle Street 16.

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HIGH-PRIEST.

GOOD High-priest is come,
Supplying Aaron's place,

And, taking up his room,

Dispensing life and grace:

The law by Aaron's priesthood came,
But grace and truth by Jesu's name,

My Lord a priest is made,

As sware the mighty God
To Israel and his seed;
Ordain'd to offer blood

For sinners, who his mercy seek;
A priest, as was Melchizedek.
3. He once temptations knew
Of every sort and kind,
That he might succour shew
To every tempted mind:

In every point the Lamb was tried,
Like us, and then for us he died.

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And by the altar stands;
There shews how he was slain,
Op'ning his pierced hands:

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Our priest abides, and pleads the cause
Of us, who have transgress'd his laws.
I other priests disclaim,

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None but the bleeding Lamb
The mighty work can do;

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He shall have all the praise, for he
Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and died for me.

"CENNICK,

L. M. Leeds 19. Langdon 217.
The Excellency of the Priesthood of Christ.

I 'MONG all the priests of Jewish race,

Jesus the most illustrious stands

The radiant beauty of his face

Superior love and awe demands.

2 Not Aaron or Melchizedek

Could claim such high descent as he;
His nature and his name bespeak
His unexampled pedigree.

3 Descended from th' eternal God,

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He bears the name of his own Son;
And, dress'd in human flesh and blood,
He puts his priestly garments on.
4 The mitred crown, th' embroider'd vest,
With graceful dignity he wears;

And, in full splendour, on his breast
The sacred oracle appears.

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5 So he presents his sacrifice,-
An offering most divinely sweet;
While clouds of fragrant incense rise,
And cover o'er the mercy-seat,
6 The Father with approving smile
Accepts the offering of his Son:
New joys the wondering angels feel,
And haste to bear the tidings down.
7 The welcome news their lips repeat
Gives sacred pleasure to my breast:
Henceforth, my soul, thy cause commit
To Christ, thy advocate and priest.

DR. 8. STENNETT.

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PROPHET, PRIEST, and KING, 1 Pet. 41. 7.

JESUS, how precious is thy name!
The great Jehovah's darling, Thou!
Oh, let me catch th' immortal flame,⠀⠀
With which angelic bosoms glow!
Since angels love thee, I would love,
And imitate the bless'd above.

2 My Prophet thou, my heavenly guide,
Thy sweet instructions I will hear;
The wo; 1s, that from thy lips proceed,
Oh, how divinely sweet they are!
Thee, my great Prophet, I would love,
And imitate the bless'd above.

3 My great High-Priest, whose precious blood
Did once atone upon the cross;
Who now dost intercede with God,

And plead the friendless sinner's cause ;
In thee I trust; thee I would love,
And imitate the bless'd above.

4 My King supreme, to thee I bow,
A willing subject at thy feet;
All other lords I disavow,

And to thy government submit:

My Saviour King this heart would love,
And imitate the bless'd above.

PRESIDENT DAVIES.

193 L. M. Redemption 243. Wells's Row 198.

The RANSOM, Isaiah Ixi. 2.

1 I COME, the great Redeemer cries,

A year of freedom to declare, From debts and bondage to discharge; And Jews and Greeks the grace shall share :

2 A day of vengeance 1 proclaim,

But not on man the storm shall fall;

On me its thunders shall descend,
My strength, my love, sustain them all.
3 Stupendous favour! matchless grace!
Jesus has died, that we might live:
Not worlds below, nor worlds above,
Could so divine a ransom give.
4 To him, who lov'd our ruin'd race,
And for our lives laid down his own,
Let songs of joyful praises rise
Sublime, eternal, as his throne.

194 C. M. Oxford 177. Sprague 166.
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, Jer. xxiii. 6.

1 SAVIOUR divine! we know thy name,
And in that name we trust;

Thou art the Lord our Righteousness
Thou art thine Israel's boast.

2 Guilty, we plead before thy throne,
And low in dust we lie,

Till Jesus stretch his gracious arm

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To bring the guilty nigh.

3 The sins of one most righteous day
Might plunge us in despair;

Yet all the crimes of numerous years
Shall our great Surety clear.

4 That spotless robe, which he hath wrought,
Shall deck us all around;

Nor by the piercing eye of God
One blemish shall be found.

5 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope,
To sinners now are given,

Israel and Judah soon shall change
Their wilderness for heaven.

6 With joy we taste that manna now
Thy mercy scatters down ;

: We seal our humble vows to thee,
And wait the promis'd crown..

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PR, PODDRIDGE.

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