Resolv'd, by the strength of thy love, My worthless affections to win; The work of thy mercy revive, Invincible mercy exert, And keep my weak graces alive, And set up thy rest in my heart. heart.d 3 If, when I have put thee to grief, And madly to folly return'd, Thy goodness hath been my relief, And lifted me up as I mourn'd; Oh, Spirit of pity and grace! Relieve me again, and restore,My spirit in holiness raise

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To fall and to grieve thee no more. 4 If now I lament after, God,

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And pant for a drop of his love,-
If Jesus, who pour'd out his blood,
Obtain'd me a mansion above;
Come, heavenly Comforter! come,
Sweet witness of mercy divine!

And make me thy permanent home,
And seal me eternally thine.

(1st P.) L. M. Bredby 165.

205. Gould's 272.

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The grieved Spirit entreated not to depart, Psalm li. 11.

1 STAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay!

Though I have done thee such despite, Cast not a sinner quite away,

Nor take thine everlasting flight.

2 Though I have most unfaithful been
Of all whoe'er thy grace receiv'd; "
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd;-
3 But, oh the chief of sinners spare,
In honour of my great High-Priest;
Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear
I shall not see, thy people's rest.

4 If yet thou canst my sins forgive, E'en now, O Lord! relieve my woes; Into thy rest of love receive,"

And bless me with the calm repose. 5 E'en now my weary soul release, And raise me by thy gracious hand; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promis'd land. 215 (2d P.) C. M. Worksop 31. Walsal 237. The grieved Spirit désired to return.

1 MY grace so weak, my sin so strong,
My heart is greatly pain'd;

Bless'd Spirit, art thou griev'd?-and is
Thine influence restrain'd?

2 Tell me---Oh, tell me what will please
And cause thee to return;

As doves, the absence of their mates,
I thy withdrawments mourn.

3 Come, then, Celestial Helper! come
With energy divine;

Ease, of its heavy load of guilt,
This troubled heart of mine.

4 Vouchsafe, in answer to my prayers,
..: Thy visits to renew;

Increase my faith, dispel my fears;
Oh, guard and save me too.

215 (3d P.) L. M. Paul's 246. Portugal 97. Prayer for all the Saving Influences of Grace.

1 I'M in a world of hopes and fears,
A wilderness of toils and tears,

Where foes alarm, and dangers threat,
And pleasures kill, and glories cheat.
2 Shed down, O Lord! a heavenly ray
To guide me in the doubtful way;
And o'er me hold thy shield of pow'r
To guard me in the dang'rous hour.

3 Teach me the flatt'ring path to shun,
In which the thoughtless many run;
Who for a shade the substance miss,
And grasp their ruin in their bliss.
4 Each sacred principle impart
The faith, that sanctifies the heart;
Hope, that to heaven's high vault aspires;
And love, that warms with holy fires.
5 Whate'er is noble, pure, refin'd,
Just, gen'rous, amiable, and kind,
That may my constant thought pursue-
That may I love and practise too.
6. Let neither pleasure, wealth, nor pride,
Allure my wand'ring soul aside;
But, through this maze of mortal ill,
Safe lead me to thy heav'nly hill.

7 There glories shine and pleasures roll That charm, delight, transport-the soul; And ev'ry panting wish shall be

Possess'd of boundless bliss in Thee. COLES.

215. (4th P.) C. M. Matthews 34. Follett 181. The Sealing Influences of the Spirit desired, Eph. iv. 30.

1 GREAT Comforter, we cry to thee,
Spirit of Jesus come,

And make our willing waiting souls
Thine everlasting home)

20 let us feel thy saving pow'r,

That faith and love may grow;
Present salvation we desife;
This, this on us bestow.

3 Seal us to that redemption day,
Which hastens on apace,

When all the saints shall meet their Lord,
And see him face to face. 5630

4 Nor ever let us grieve thee more,
Thou holy peaceful Dove,

But may our hearts, and lips, and lives,
Be all transform'd to love.

216 (1st P.) C. M. New York 33. Sprague 166,

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Divine Drawings celebrated, Hosea xi. 4.

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Y God, what silken cords are thine ! How soft, and yet how strong! While power, and truth, and love, combine, To draw our souls along.

2 Thou saw'st us crush'd beneath the yoke Of Satan and of sin:

Thy hand the iron bondage broke,

Our worthless hearts to win.

3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins. One moment takes away;

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And grace, when first the war begins,
Secures the crowning day.

4 Comfort, thro' all this vale of tears,
In rich profusion flows,

And glory of unnumber'd years
Eternity bestows.

5 Drawn by such cords, we onward move,
Till round thy throne we meet;
And, captives in the chains of love,

Embrace our conqueror's feet. DODDRIDGE.

216 (Continued.) C. M. Burford 148. Bangor 231.

1.IF thou hast drawn a thousand times,
O draw me, Lord, again;

Thy Spirit, Word, and Providence,
Cannot attract in vain.*

2 "Draw me from all created good,
From self, the world, and sin,
To the dear fountain of thy blood,
And make me pure within.

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• See Hymn 207, First Part

3 0 lead me to thy mercy seat;
Attract me nearer still;
Draw me, like Mary, to thy feet,
To sit and learn thy will."

4 0 draw me all the desert thro",
With cords of heavenly love,
And when prepar'd for going hence,
Draw me to dwell above.

216 (2d P.) L. M. Portugal New 263.
Rothwell 174. Chard 175.

The time of Love; or, Praise for the Work of the Spirit, Ezek. xvi. 6, 8.

1 LORD, 'twas a time of wondrous love,
When thou didst first draw near my soul,
And, by thy Spirit from above,

My raging passions didst controut.
2 Guilty and self-condemn'd I stood,
Nor dreamt of life and bliss so near;
But He my evil heart renew'd,
And all his graces planted there.
3 He will complete the work begun,
By leading me in all his ways;
To God the FATHER, God the SON,
And God the SPIRIT, equal praise.

THE GRACES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
PLACED ALPHABETICALLY.*

217 (1st P.) 8. 8. 6. Baltimore 167. Hinton 266, Contentment encouraged by the Divine Promise, Heb. xiii. 5. ET ocean's waves tumultuous rise,

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And strive in vain to pierce the skies
And mingle with the stars;

Then disappointed backward roll;
And, wild with rage, disturb the pole
With their presumptuous wars;

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