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200 C. M. New York 33. Condescension 116.

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Christ the VINE, and Believers the Branches, Johnxv. 1—5.
ESUS, immutably the same!
Thou true and living Vine!
Around thy all-supporting stem
My feeble arms I twine.

2 Quicken'd by thee, and kept alive,
I flourish and bear fruit:
My life I from thy sap derive,
My vigour from thy root.
3 I can do nothing without thee;
My strength is wholly thine
Wither'd and barren should I be
If sever'd from the Vine.

4 Upon my leaf, when parch'd with heat,
Refreshing dew shall drop:

The plant, which thy right-hand hath set,
Shall ne'er be rooted up.

5 Each moment, water'd by thy care,
And fenc'd with power divine,
Fruit to eternal life shall bear
The feeblest branch of thine.

201 L. M. Leeds 19. Lewton 30.

WAY to Canaan.

TOPLADY.

1 JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone;
He, whom I fix my hopes upon!
His track I see, and I'll pursue
The narrow way, till him I view.
2 The way the holy prophets went
The road that leads from banishment-
The king's highway of holiness
I'll go; for all his paths are peace:
3 This is the way I long have sought,
And mourn'd because I found it not:
My grief, and burden, long have been
Because I could not cease from sin.

4 The more I strove against its power,
I sinn'd and stumbled but the more,
Till late I heard my Saviour say,
Come hither, soul, I am the way.

5 Lo! glad I come! and thou, blest Lamb,
Shalt take me to thee as I am!.

My sinful self to thee I give;
Nothing but love shall I receive.
6 Then will I tell to sinners round
What a dear Saviour I have found:
I'll point to thy redeeming blood,
And say-Behold the way to God! CENNICK.

7 I'd carve his passion on the bark,
And, vocal, ev'ry wounded tree
Should say, by some dear mystic mark,
My Lord was crucified for ME.

202 8. 8. 6. Broadmead 150.

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Chatham 59.

WAY, TRUTH, and LIFE, John xiv. 6.

THERE is no path to heav'nly bliss,
Or solid joy, or lasting peace,
But Christ, th' appointed road:
Oh, may we tread the sacred Way!
By faith rejoice, and praise, and pray,)
Till we sit down with God!

2 The types and shadows of the word
Unite in Christ, the man, the Lord,
The Saviour just, and True:
Oh, may we all his word believe!
And all his promises receive,
And all his precepts do.

3 As he above for ever lives,
And Life to dying sinners gives
Eternal and divine;

Oh, may his Spirit in me dwell!

Then-sav'd from sin, and death, and hell
Eternal life is mine.

203 L. M. Bramcoate 8. Langdon 217. WISDOM, RIGHTEOUSNESS, SANCTIFICATION, and REDEMPTION, 1 Cor. i. 30, 31.

1MYG God! assist me while I raise

An anthem of harmonious praise :
My heart thy wonders shall proclaim,
And spread its banners in thy name.
2 In Christ I view a store divine;
My Father, all that store is thine!
By thee prepar'd, by thee bestow'd:
Hail to the Saviour and the God!
3 When gloomy shades my soul o'erspread,
Let there be light, th' almighty said!
And Christ, my sun, his beams displays,
And scatters round celestial rays.
4 Condemn'd, thy criminal I stood,
And awful Justice ask'd my blood:
That welcome Saviour, from thy throne,
Brought righteousness and pardon down.
5 My soul was all o'erspread with sin;
And, lo! his grace hath made me clean:
He rescues from th' infernal foe,
And full redemption will bestow.
6 Ye saints, assist my grateful tongue!
Ye angels, warble back my song!
For love like this demands the praise
Of heavenly harps and endless days.

DR. DODDRIDGE.

204 C. M. Bedford 91. Brighthelmstone 208.

ALL IN ALL.

1 COMPAR'D with Christ, in all beside "

No comeliness I see:

The One thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.

2 The sense of thy expiring love
Into my soul convey:

Thyself bestow! for Thee alone,
MY ALL IN ALL, I pray.

3 Less than Thyself will not suffice
My comfort to restore:

More than thyself I cannot crave;
And thou canst give no more.
4 Lov'd of my God, for him again
With love intense I'd burn:
Chosen of Thee, e'er time began,
I'd choose thee in return.

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5 Whate'er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign;

I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss,
If thou, O God, art mine.

TOPLADY.

205 8s. New Jerusalem 230. Lock 49.

ALL IN ALL; or, the Testimony concerning Jesus, the Soul of Prophecy, Rev. xix. 10.

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THE Bible is justly esteem'd

The glory supreme of the land,
Which shows how a sinner's redeem'd,
And brought to Jehovah's right hand:
With pleasure we freely confess

The Bible all books doth outshine;
But Jesus, his person and grace,

Affords it that lustre divine.

2 In every prophetical book

Where God his decrees hath unseal'd,
With joy we behold, as we look,
The wonderful Saviour reveal'd:
His glories project to the eye;
And prove it was not his design
Those glories concealed should lie,
But there in full majesty shine.
3 The first gracious promise to man
A blessed prediction appears;
His work is the soul of the plan,
And gives it the glory it wears:

How cheering the truthi must have been,
That Jesus, the promised seed,
Should triumph o'er Satan and sin,
And hell in captivity lead!
4 The ancient Levitical Law
Was prophecy after its kind;
In types, there the faithful foresaw
The Saviour that ransom'd mankind:
The altar, the lamb, and the priest,
The blood that was sprinkled of old,
Had life, when the people could taste
The blessings those shadows foretold.
5 Review each prophetical Song,

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Which shines in prediction's rich train: The sweetest to Jesus belong,

And point out his sufferings and reign, Sure David his harp never strung With more of true sacred delight, Than when of the Saviour he sung, And he was reveal'd to his sight. 6 May Jesus more precious become ! His word be a lamp to our feet! While we in this wilderness roam, Till brought in his présence to meet! Then, then we will gaze on thy face, Our Prophet, our Priest, and our King ;Recount all thy wonders of grace, ...Thy praises eternally sing.

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THE INFLUENCES AND GRACES OF THE SPIRIT.

206 (1st P.) 112th. Carey's 11. Hoxton 121. The promised Comforter, John xiv. 16-18.

1 JESUS, we hang upon the word

Our longing souls have heard from thee; Be mindful of thy promise, Lord,Thy promise made to such as me

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