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My Saviour and my Shield;
He sends his Spirit with his word,
To arm me for the field.

2 When sin and hell their force unite,
He makes my soul his care;
Instructs me in the heavenly fight,

And guards me through the war.

3 A Friend and Helper so divine
My fainting hope shall raise;
He makes the glorious victory mine,
And his shall be the praise.

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! HOW I love thy holy law!

O'Tis daily my delight:

And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.

2 My waking eyes prevent the day,
To meditate thy word:

My soul with longing melts away,
To hear thy gospel, Lord.

Am I a stranger, or at home,
'Tis my perpetual feast;
Not honey dropping from the comb
So much allures the taste.

5 No treasures so enrich the mind;
Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well refined,

Nor heaps of choicest gold.

6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop,
Thy promises of grace

Are pillars to support my hope;
And there I write thy praise.

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BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb,

Amidst his Father's throne:
Prepare new honors for his name,
And songs before unknown.

2 Now to the Lamb that once was slain,
Be endless blessings paid;
Salvation, glory, joy remain
For ever on thy head.

3 Thou hast redeemed our souls with
Hast set the prisoners free, [blood,
Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.

3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage, 4 The worlds of nature and of grace

And well employ my tongue,

And in my tiresome pilgrimage
Yield me a heavenly song.

Are put beneath thy power;

Then shorten these delaying days,

And bring the promised hour.

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How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,

In Zion let us all appear,

And keep the solemn day.

2 I love her gates, I love the road; The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God,

To show his milder face.

3 Up to her courts, with joy unknown, The holy tribes repair;

The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.

4 Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heavenly grace
Be her attendants blest.

5 My soul shall pray for Zion still,

"While life or breath remains; [dwell,

And freed from every weight of sin,
Their holy footsteps trace.

3 Behold a Witness nobler still,
Who trod affliction's path;
Jesus, the author, finisher,
Rewarder of our faith.

4 He for the joy before him set,
And moved by pitying love,
Endured the cross, despised the shame,
And now he reigns above.

5 Thither, forgetting things behind,
Press we to God's right hand;
There, with the Saviour and his saints,
Triumphantly to stand.

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There my best friends, my kindred COME, Lord, and warm each languid There God, my Saviour, reigns.

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heart,

Inspire each lifeless tongue; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song.

OUR land, O Lord, with songs of 2 Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise

praise,

Shall in thy strength rejoice; And, blest with thy salvation raise

To heaven a cheerful voice.

2 Thy sure defence, thro' nations round, Hath spread our country's name; And all her humble efforts crowned With freedom and with fame.

3 In deep distress a patriot band

Implored thy power to save; For liberty they prayed; thy hand The timely blessing gave.

4 On thee, in want, in wo or pain,
Our hearts alone rely;

Our rights thy mercy will maintain,
And all our wants supply.

5 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power de-
And still exalt thy fame; [clare,
While we glad songs of praise prepare,
For thine almighty name.

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In us the heavenly flame;

Then shall our lips resound thy praise, Our hearts adore thy name.

Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine,

And fill thy dwellings here,

Till life, and love, and joy divine,
A heaven on earth appear.

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OME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers,

Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

3 Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys:
Our souls can neither fly nor go,
To reach eternal joys.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live
At this poor, dying rate;
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great?

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers,
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

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3 Thy light, and strength, and pardoning And glory shall be mine; [grace,

ENTHRONED on high, Almighty My life and soul, my heart and flesh,

The Holy Ghost send down;
Fulfil in us thy faithful word,
And all thy mercies crown.

2 Spirit of life, and light, and love,
Thy heavenly influence give;
Quicken our souls, our guilt remove,
That we in Christ may live.

3 To our benighted minds reveal
The glories of his grace,

And bring us where no clouds conceal
The brightness of his face.

4 His love within us shed abroad,
Life's ever-springing well;
Till God in us, and we in God,
In love eternal dwell.

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2 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice, 12 Our vows, our prayers, we now present

Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.

3 O! may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord,
Be thou for ever near!
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

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FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss

Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace,
Let this petition rise:-

2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee.

3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend;

Thy presence thro' my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.

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OD, my supporter and my hope,
My help for ever near,

Thine arm of mercy held me up,
When sinking in despair.

Before thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God

Of their succeeding race.

3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide.

4 O spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease,

And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.

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2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet thee, my God, whose presence fills

Through life's dark wilderness;
Thine hand conduct me near thy seat,
To dwell before thy face.

3 Were I in heaven without my God,
'Twould be no joy to me;
And whilst this earth is my abode,
I long for none but thee.

The earth and seas and skies,
To thee, whose name, whose heart is
With all my powers I rise.

2 Troubles in long succession roll;
Wave rushes upon wave:
Pity, O pity my distress;

Thy child, thy suppliant save.
3 O bid the roaring tempest cease,
Or give me strength to bear
Whate'er thy holy will appoints,
And save me from despair.
To thee, my God, alone I look;

4 But to draw near to thee, my God,
Shall be my sweet employ;
My tongue shall sound thy works
And tell the world my joy. [abroad, 4

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GOD of Bethel, by whose hand Thy people still are fed; Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led;

[Love.

On thee alone confide:
Thou never hast deceived the soul
That on thy grace relied.

5 Though oft thy ways are wrapt in
Mysterious and unknown, [clouds,
Truth, Righteousness, and Mercy
The pillars of thy throne. [stand,

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O' FOR a thousand tongues to sing

My dear Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace.

2 My gracious Master, and my God, Assist me to proclaim,

Here pardon, life and joys divine,
In rich effusion flow,

For guilty rebels lost in sin,

And doomed to endless woe.

3 The almighty Former of the skies
Stooped to our vile abode;

While angels viewed with wondering
And hailed the incarnate God. [eyes,

To spread through all the earth abroad 4 O! the rich depths of love divine!

The honors of thy name.

3 Jesus, the name that calms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears:

'Tis life, and health, and peace.

4 He breaks the power of reigning sin;
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

5 Let us obey, we then shall know,
Shall feel our sins forgiven:
Anticipate our heaven below,
And own that love in heaven.

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Of bliss a boundless store!
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine;
I cannot wish for more.

5 On thee alone my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall;
My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my All!

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