Persecution profitable to Saints....Matt. x. 21. 1 FEAR not, ye little chosen flock, You're safe in Christ th' eternal rock; You are the purchase of his blood, Lov'd, and redeem'd, and call'd of God. 2 Tho' earth and hell against you rage, He for your souls will still engage, To prove the work is all divine,
He'll make your graces brighter shine. 3 When devils roar, it oft does prove A time of sov'reign, special love; And sinners at thy footstool fall, To crown the Saviour Lord of all. 4 Ye chosen flock, go on to pray, Grace shall be equal to your day: He will his glorious truth defend, And prove your everlasting friend. 470. L. M. Peacock. Stephen's Death....Acts vi. 15. ch. vii. 56-59. 1 WHAT tender pity, love, and care, For suff'ring saints doth Jesus bear; While they his glorious name confess, 'Midst persecution and distress.
2 Tho' by th' oppressor's rod they smart, See the Redeemer still impart
His consolations all divine,
With cheerful beams their faces shine.
3 Thus Stephen, the first martyr, dies, To truth a joyful sacrifice;
To vindicate the cause of God, He seals the gospel with his blood. 4 Lo! on his countenance appears Such radiance as an angel wears
Reflected rays of glory bright,
Meet the spectator's wond'rous sight. 5 Not death, with all its dread array, His heaven-born soul could c'er dismay; Jesus, the saint expiring, cheers, And to his raptur'd sight appears.
6 "Behold," he cries, "heaven's gates expand; "Exalted see, at God's right hand, "The Son of man, with glory crown'd, "And the bright seraphim around." 7 Thus would the view of Jesu's face, Each fear disarm, each terror chase; Thus blest- with joy, we yield our breath, Triumphing o'er the monster, death. 471. C. M. Gibbons.
Final Perseverance....1 Peter i. 5. 1 THE intercession of our Lord His people's safety prove, And to the end he loves the souls Who' first he deign'd to love!
2 "Father," he cries, in his last hours, My brethren I commend "To thy protection, from the snares "Of death and hell defend.
₤3 "O sanctify them by thy word, "Unite them all to thee;
"Till gather'd home by death, at length "They thy salvation see.]
4 "Father, 'tis my desire that all "Whom thou to me hast giv❜n, "Behold my glory, and enjoy "With me, an endless heaven."
5 Thus Jesus pray'd, nor shall his pray'rs Be blown away, and lost;
Christians, rejoice, your landing's sure On the celestial coast.
472. L. M. Steele.
Poor in Spirit....Matt. v. 3.
1 YE humble souls, complain no more; Let faith survey your future store; How happy, how divinely blest, The sacred word of truth attest! 2 When conscious grief laments sincere, And pours the penitential tear; Hope points to your dejected eyes, The bright reversion in the skies. 3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise your lot, your hopes deride: In vain they boast their little stores; Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours.--- [4 A kingdom of immense delight, Where health, and peace, and joy unite; Where undeclining pleasures rise, And ev'ry wish hath full supplies.
5 A kingdom which can ne'er decay, While time sweeps earthly thrones away: The state which pow'r and truth sustain, Unmov'd for ever must remain.
6 There shall your eyes with rapture view The glorious friend that dy'd for you : That dy'd to ransom, dy'd to raise, To crowns of joy and songs of praise.] 7 Jesus, to thee I breathe my prayer! Reveal, confirm my int'rest there: Whate'er my humble lot below, This, this my soul desires to know! 8. O let me hear that voice divine, Pronounce the glorious blessing mine;
POWER OF GOD...PRAISE...PRAYER. 473 474 475 Euroll'd among thy happy poor, My largest wishes ask no more. 473. I.. M. Elliott.
Power of God....Jer. xxxii. 27....Rom. viii. 32. 1 IS any thing too hard for God? What wont be for his children do? Dear in his sight is Jesu's blood, And dear the purchase of it too. 2 Believe, and ask whate'er thou wilt, Believing ask, thou shalt obtain; For, lo! Immanuel's blood was spilt, Because thou shouldst not ask in vain. 474. L. M. Dobell. Praise.
1 WHILE here on earth I'm call'd to stay, I'll praise my God from day to day; Jesus hath wash'd away my sin,
And made my soul complete in him. 2 When I am brought before his throne, I'll sing the wonders he hath done; And join with all the ransom'd race, To praise the riches of his grace. 3 Thro' all eternity I'll view My Jesus and admire him too;
Praise shall attune my warbling tongue, And grace, free grace, be all my song, 475. L. M. Godwin, altered. Lord's Prayer....Matt. vi. 9-13.
1 OUR Father, thron'd in heaven, divine, To thy great name be praises paid; Thy kingdom come....let splendor shine, And thy bright will be still obey'd.
2 Give us our bread from day to day, And all our wants do thou supply;
With gospel truth feed us, we pray, That we may never faint or die. 3 Extend thy grace, our hearts renew, Our each offence in love forgive, Teach us divine forgiveness too, And freed from evil let us live. 4 For thine's the kingdom, and the pow'r And all the glory waits thy name; Let ev'ry saint thy grace adore, And sound in songs their loud Amen. 476. L. M. Hart.
Pray without ceasing....1 Thes. v. 17. 1 PRAY'R was appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give; Long as they live should christians pray, For only while they pray, they live. 2 The christian's heart his pray'r indites, He speaks as prompted from within; The Spirit his petition writes, And Christ receives, and gives it in. [3 And wilt thou in dead silence lie, When Christ stands waiting for thy pray'r? My soul, thou hast a friend on high; Arise, and try thy interest there.
4 If pains afflict, or wrongs oppressIf cares distract, or fears dismayIf guilt deject---if sin distress,
The remedy's before thee!...pray.]
5 'Tis pray'r supports the soul that's weak, Tho' thought be broken....language lame; Pray, if thou canst, or canst not speak, But pray with faith in Jesu's name.
6 Depend on Christ....thou canst not fail: Make 11 thy wants and wishes known;
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