8. Pierce, fill me with an humble Fear,
My utter Helplesness reveal ;
Satan, and Sin are always near,
Thee may I always nearer feel.

9. O that to Thee, my conftant Mind, Might with an even Flame afpire! Pride in its earliest Motions find,

And mark the Rifings of Defire.

10. O that my tender Soul might fly The firft abhord Approach of Ill, Quick, as the Apple of an Eye,

The Slighteft Touch of Sin to feel.

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11. Till Thou anew, my Soul create,
Still may I ftrive, and watch, and pray,
Humbly, and confidently wait,

And long to fee Thy Perfect Day.

12. My whole Regard ftill may I place
On the faint Ray of opening Light,
(The fure Prophetick Word of Grace
That glimmers thro' my Nature's Night.

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The Day-Star in my Heart arife.

14. My LORD, Thou wilt not long delays This Inward Calm proclaims Thee near, Sorrow, and Doubt are fied away,

My LORD fhall in my Heart appear.

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And then reveal Thyfelf in Me.

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E For Thee, O'CHRIST, I call,

Thee I reftlessly require,

I want my God, my All.
JESU, dear redeeming LORD,
I wait Thy Coming from Above:
Help me, Saviour, fpeak the Word,
And perfect me in Love.

2. Wilt Thou fuffer me to go
Lamenting all my Days?
Shall I never, never know
Thy Sanctifying Grace?
Wilt Thou not Thy Light afford,
The Darkness from my Soul remove?
Help me, Saviour, &c.

3. Wretched, naked, poor, and blind,.
Afflicted, and distrest,

Settled Peace I cannot find,
Uninterrupted Rest,

Till my Spirit is restor'd,

And fixt my Heart on Things above:
Help me, Saviour, &c.

4. Gifts, alas! cannot fuffice,

And Comforts all are vain,
While One Evil Thought Can rife,
I am not born again:
Still I am not as my LORD,
Thy Holy Will I do not prove:
Help me, Saviour, &c.

5. Why haft Thou on me bestow'd Thy free, preventing Grace? Why beheld me in my Blood,

And call'd to feek Thy Face? Thou haft not my Soul abhor'd, But ftill with me Thy Spirit ftrove: Help me, Saviour, &c.

6. Why didft Thou my Ranfom pay,
The Work of Faith begin?
Surely Thou haft purg'd away
The Guilt of all my Sin:

All the Guilt's on Thee transfer'd:
And wilt Thou not the Power remove
Help me, Saviour, &c.

7. LORD, if I on Thee believe,
The Second Gift impart,
With th' Indwelling Spirit give
A new, a loving Heart:

If with Love Thy Heart is ftor'd,
If now o'er me Thy Bowels move,
Help me, Saviour, &c.

8. Let me gain my Calling's Hope,
O make the Sinner clean;
Dry Corruption's Fountain up,
Cut off th' Intail of Sin:

Take me into Thee, my LORD,
And I fhall then no longer rove;
Help me, Saviour, &c.

9. Thou, my Life, my Treasure be,
My Portion here below,

Nothing would I seek but Thee,
Thee only would I know ;
My exceeding great Reward;

My Heaven on Earth, my Heaven above:

Help me, Saviour, &c.

10. Grant

ro. Grant me now the Blifs to feel Of those that are in Thee: Son of GOD, Thyfelf reveal,

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O ftamp Thy Name on me;
As in Heaven be here ador'd,
And let me now the Promife prove:
Help me, Saviour, fpeak the Word,
And perfect me in Love.

Let this Mind be in you, which was alfo in CHRIST JESUS.

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ESU, fhall I never be

Firmly grounded upon Thee?

Never by Thy Work abide,
Never in Thy Wounds refide!

2. Oh! how wavering is my Mind,
Toft about with every Wind!
Oh! how quickly doth my Heart
From the Living GOD depart!

3. Eafily I fall away,

Never am I at one Stay

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4. Faith is loft in Unbelief,
Joy is fwallow'd up of Grief!
Hope, my latest Hope expires,
GOD, my angry GoD, retires.

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6. Seek, O feek me, LORD, again,
Let not all Thy Gifts be vain,
Comfort to my Soul restore,
Come, and never leave me more.

7. JESU, let my Nature feel
Thou art GoD unchangeable :
JAH, JEHOVAH, Great I AM,
Speak into my Soul Thy Name.

8. Fruit that I may bear, ordain 1;
That my Fruit may ftill remain,
Make my Heart, and keep it true,
After GoD my Soul renew.

9. Grant, that every Moment I
May believe, and feel Thee nigh,
Stedfaftly behold Thy Face,
Stablish'd with Abiding Grace.

10. Plant, and root, and fix in me
All the Mind that was in Thee:
Settled Peace I then fhall find;
JESU's is a Quiet Mind.

11. When it doth in me appear,
I fhall nothing covet here.
I fhall caft the World behind;
JESU's is an Heavenly Mind.

12. Then th' accurfed Luft of Praise
Shall in me no more have Place;
Pride no more my Soul fhall bind
JESU's is an Humble Mind.

13. Anger I no more shall feel, Always quiet, always ftill; Meekly on my GOD reclin'd; JESU's is a Gentle Mind.

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