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4. JESUS, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow thee;
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be;
Perish every fond ambition,

All I've sought, or hoped, or known !
Yet how rich is my condition,-

God and heaven are still my own.
2. Let the world despise and leave me,
They have left my Saviour too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me;
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
O! while thou dost smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me;
Show thy face, and all is bright.
3. Perish, earthly fame and treasure,
Come disaster, scorn, and pain;
In thy service pain is pleasure,
With thy favor life is gain :
O! 'tis not in grief to harm me,
While thy love is left to me;
O! 'twere not in joy to charm me,

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Were that joy unmixed with thee. Montgomery. 8s & 7s.

Joyful Hope.

1. KNOW, my soul, thy full salvation,

Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care;
Joy to find, in every station,

Something still to do or bear:

Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
Think, what Father's smiles are thine;
Think what Jesus did to win thee;
Child of heaven! canst thou repine?

2. Haste thee on from grace to glory,

Armed with faith, and winged with prayer;

Heaven's eternal day's before thee,

God's own hand shall guide thee there:

Soon shall close thine earthly mission,

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days;

Hope shall change to glad fruition,

Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. Montgomery.

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1. LOVE divine, all love excelling!
Joy of heaven, to earth come down;
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesus! thou art all compassion;
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation;
Enter every trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast;

Let us all thy grace inherit;
Let us find thy promised rest;

D. C.

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Take away the love of sinning;
Take our load of guilt away;
End the work of thy beginning,-
Bring us to eternal day.

3. Carry on thy new creation;
Pure and holy may we be;
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly secured by thee;
Change from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place;
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Wesley.

178.

8s & 7s.

The Light of the World.

1. LIGHT of those, whose dreary dwelling
Borders on the shades of death!
Come, and by thy love revealing,
Dissipate the clouds beneath;
Thou, the heaven and earth's Creator,
In our deepest darkness rise,
Scattering all the night of nature,
Pouring eyesight on our eyes.

2. Still we wait for thine appearing;
Life and joy thy beams impart,
Chasing all our fears, and cheering
Every poor, benighted heart:
Come, and manifest thy favor

To the ransomed, helpless race;
Come, thou glorious God and Saviour!
Come, and bring the gospel-grace.

3. Save us, in thy great compassion,
O thou mild, pacific Prince!
Give the knowledge of salvation;
Give the pardon of our sins;
By thine all-sufficient merit,
Every burdened soul release;
Every weary, wandering spirit
Guide into thy perfect peace.

Pratt's Coll.

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179.

8s, 7s, & 4.

God, the Pilgrim's Guide.

1. GUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah!
Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven!

Feed me till I want no more.

2 Open, Lord, the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through:
Strong Deliverer!

Be thou still my strength and shield.
3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction!
Land me safe on Canaan's side;
Songs of praises

180.

I will ever give to thee.

8s, 7s, & 4.

Hope encouraged.

Robinson.

1. O MY soul! what means this sadness?

Wherefore art thou thus cast down?
Let thy grief be turned to gladness;
Bid thy restless fear begone;
Look to Jesus,

And rejoice in his dear name.

2. Though ten thousand ills beset thee,
Though thy heart is stained with sin,
Jesus lives, he'll ne'er forget thee,
He will make thee pure within;
He is faithful

To perform his gracious word.
3. Though distresses now attend thee,
And thou tread'st the thorny road,
His right hand shall still defend thee;
Soon he'll bring thee home to God;
Thou shalt praise him,-

Praise the great Redeemer's name.
4. O, that I could now adore him,、
Like the heavenly host above,
Who for ever bow before him,
And unceasing sing his love!
Happy spirits!

When shall I your chorus join?

Fawcett.

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