Enfluences of the Spirit.

XXXVI.

WESLEY.

I WANT the spirit of power within,
Of love, and of a healthful mind;
Of power to conquer every sin,
Of love to God and all mankind;
Of health that pain and death defies,
Most vigorous when the body dies.

O that the Comforter would come,
Nor visit as a transient guest,
But fix in me his constant home,
And keep possession of my breast;
And make my soul his loved abode,
The temple of indwelling God!

Danger and Distress.

XXXVII.

REGINALD HEBER.

Oн God that made the earth and sky,

The darkness and the day, Give ear to this thy family, And help us when we pray!

The Christian Warfare.

For wide the waves of bitterness
Around our vessel roar,

And heavy grows the pilot's heart,
To view the rocky shore!

The cross our Master bore for us,
For Him we fain would bear;
But mortal strength to weakness turns,
And courage to despair!
Then mercy on our failings, Lord!

Our sinking faith renew!

And when his sorrows visit us,

O send his patience too!

The Christian Warfare.

XXXIX.

WATTS.

STAND up, my soul, shake off thy fears,
And gird the gospel armour on ;
March to the gates of endless joy,
Where thy great Captain Saviour's gone.

Hell and thy sins resist thy course;
But hell and sin are vanquished foes:
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross,
And sung the triumph-when he rose.

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Christian Friendship.

What though thine inward lust rebel?
'Tis but a struggling gasp for life ;
The weapons of victorious grace
Shall slay thy sins and end the strife.

Then let my soul march boldly on,
Press forward to the heavenly gate;
There peace and joy eternal reign,
And glittering robes for conquerors wait.

There shall I wear a starry crown,
And triumph in Almighty grace;
While all the armies of the skies
Join in my glorious Leader's praise.

Christian Friendship.

XL.

NEWTON.

KINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake,
A hearty welcome here receive;
May we together now partake
The joys which only he can give.

Christian Friendship.

To you and us by grace is given,
To know the Saviour's precious name;
And shortly we shall meet in heaven,
Our hope, our way, our end the same.

May he by whose kind care we meet,
Send his good spirit from above;
Make our communications sweet,
And cause our hearts to burn with love.

Forgotten be each earthly theme,
When christians see each other thus ;
We only wish to speak of HIM,
Who lived--and died--and reigns--for us.

We'll talk of all he did and said,
And suffered for us here below;
The path he marked for us to tread,
And what he's doing for us now.

Thus, as the moments pass away,
We love and wonder and adore;
And hasten on the glorious day,
When we shall meet-to part no more.

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Fiftieth Psalm of David.

XLI.

WATTS.

THE God of glory sends his summons forth, Calls to the south nations and awakes the north; From east to west the sovereign orders spread, Through distant worlds and regions of the dead, The trumpet sounds; hell trembles; heaven rejoices;

Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices.

'Behold, my covenant stands for ever good, Sealed by the eternal sacrifice in blood, And signed with all their names;-the Greek, the Jew,

Who paid the ancient worship, or the new.' There's no distinction here; join all your voices, And raise your heads, ye saints; for heaven rejoices.'

Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain, Do I condemn thee; bulls and goats are vain,