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264 THOU art the Way: to thee alone

From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2 Thou art the Truth: thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;
Thou only can'st instruct the mind,
And purify the heart.

3 Thou art the Life; the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm;
And those who put their trust in thee,
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life:
Grant us that Way to know,
That Truth to keep, that Life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

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14 In flowing tears our guilt we mourn,
And loud implore thy grace,
To bear our feeble footsteps on,
In all thy righteous ways.
Armed with this energy divine,
Our souls shall steadfast move;
And with increasing transports press
On to thy courts above.

He has my heart, and he my tongue, 5
To spread his name abroad.

2 How great the works his hands have
How glorious in our sight! [wro't!
And men in every age have sought
His wonders with delight.

3 When he redeemed his chosen sons,
He fixed his covenant sure;
The orders that his lips pronounce
To endless years endure.

4 Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy heavenly skill proclaim;
What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to read thy name?

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THRO' sorrow's night and danger's
Amid the deepening gloom, [path,
We, soldiers of an injured King,
Are marching to the tomb.

2 There, when the turmoil is no more,
And all our powers decay,
Our cold remains, in solitude,
Shall sleep the years away.
Our labours done, securely laid
In this our last retreat,
Unheeded, o'er our silent dust,
The storms of life shall beat.

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TERNAL source of light and grace, 4
We hail thy sacred name;
Through every year's revolving round,
Thy goodness is the same.

2 On us, all worthless as we are,

It wondrous mercy pours;

Sure as the heavens' established course,
And plenteous as the showers.

3 Inconstant service we repay,

And treacherous vows renew; False as the morning's fleeting cloud, And transient as the dew.

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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour:

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.

6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.

TALLIS. C. M.

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[OW shall my solemn vows be paid To that almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made, In my distressful hour.

2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done.

8 If sin lay covered in my heart,

While prayer employed my tongue: The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung.

4 But God (his name be ever blest)
Has set my spirit free;

Nor turned from him my poor request,
Nor turned his heart from me.

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MY God, accept my heart this day,

And make it always thine,That I from thee no more may stray, No more from thee decline.

2 Before the cross of him who died, Let every sin be crucified,― Behold, I prostrate fall:

Let Christ be all in all!

3 Anoint me with thy heavenly grace,
Adopt me for thine own,-
That I may see thy glorious face,
And worship at thy throne!

4 May the dear blood once shed for me, My blest atonement prove,―

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That I from first to last may be
The purchase of thy love!

Let every thought, and work,and word,

To thee be ever given,―

Then life shall be thy service, Lord,
And death the gate of heaven.

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THROU

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HROUGH all the changing scenes
In trouble and in joy,

The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.

2 My soul shall make her boast in him,
And celebrate his fame;

Come, magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt his name.

3 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliverance he affords to all
Who on his succor trust.

4 O! make but trial of his love;
Experience will decide,

How blest they are, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.

5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;

Come, make his service your delight;
He'll make your wants his care.

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ARISE, O king of grace, arise,

And enter to thy rest;

Lo! thy church waits with longing
[eyes,
Thus to be owned and blest.

2 Enter, with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word;
All that the ark did once contain
Could no such grace afford.

3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.
4 Here let the son of David reign,
Let God's Anointed shine;
Justice and truth his court maintain,
With love and power divine.

5 Here let him hold a lasting throne,
And as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honors shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes.

FOR SOCIAL AND PRIVATE WORSHIP.
DOXOLOGY.

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now And shall be evermore.

COME, thou Desire of all thy saints,
Our humble strains attend;
While with our praises and complaints,
2 When we thy wondrous glories hear,
Low at thy feet we bend.
And all thy sufferings trace,
What sweetly awful scenes appear,
What rich unbounded grace!

3 How should our songs like those above,
With warm devotion rise!

How should our souls, on wings of Mount upward to the skies! [love, 4 Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame;

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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,
And heaven on earth appear.

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y soul to Jesus flies;

every trouble, sharp and strong,

My anchor-hold is firm in him,
When swelling billows rise.

2 His comforts bear my spirits up,
I trust a faithful God;

The sure foundation of my hope
Is in a Saviour's blood."

3 Loud hallelujahs sing, my soul,
To thy Redeemer's name:
In joy, in sorrow, life and death,
His love is still the same.

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ORD, when I count thy mercies They strike me with surprise; [o'er, Not all the sands that spread the shore, To equal numbers rise.

2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands,
The product of thy skill;

And hourly blessings from his hands
Thy thoughts of love reveal.

3 These on my heart by night I keep;
How kind, how dear to me!

O! may the hour that ends my sleep
Still find my thoughts with thee.

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4 There, mighty God, thy words declare His form divinely fair;

'LL speak the honors of my King,

The secrets of thy will;

And still we seek thy mercies there,
And sing thy praises still.

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None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare.

[grace

2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly
Upon thy lips is shed;
Thy God, with blessings infinite
Hath crowned thy sacred head.

THOU lovely Source of true delight, 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince,

Whom I, unseen, adore;

Unveil thy beauties to my sight,
That I may love thee more.

2 Thy glory o'er creation shines;
But in thy sacred word,
I read in fairer, brighter lines,
My bleeding, dying Lord.

Ride with majestic sway;
Thy terror shall strike thro' thy foes,
And make the world obey.

4 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands,
Thy word of grace shall prove
A peaceful sceptre in thy hands,
To rule thy saints by love.

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