Sees ev'ry day new straits attend,
And wonders where the scene will end. 5 Is this, dear Lord, that thorny road, Which leads us to the mount of God? Are these the toils thy people know, While in the wilderness below? 6 'Tis even so, thy faithful love Doth all thy children's graces prove; "Tis thus our pride and self must fall, That Jesus may be all in all.
HYMN 52. Second Part. C. M.
Deliver us from evil.
EACH us, O Lord, aright to plead
For mercies from above:
O! come, and bless our souls indeed,
With light, and joy, and love.
2 The gospel's promis'd land is wide,
We fain would enter in ;
But we are press'd on ev'ry side,
With unbelief and sin.
3 Arise, O Lord, enlarge our coast,
Let us possess the whole;
That Satan may no longer boast,
He can thy work control.
4 O! may thy hand be with us still,
Our guide and guardian be;
To keep us safe from ev'ry ill,
Till death shall set us free.
5 Help us on thee to cast our care,
And on thy word to rest;
That Israel's God, who heareth prayer,
Will grant us our request.
HYMN 52. Third Part. C. M.
REJOICE, believer, in the Lord,
Who makes your cause his own; The hope that's built upon his word, Can ne'er be overthrown.
2 Tho' many foes beset your road,
And feeble is your arm;
Your life is hid with Christ in God,
Beyond the reach of harm.
3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint,
Or fainting, shall not die;
Jesus, the strength of ev'ry saint,
Will aid you from on high.
4 As surely as he overcame,
And triumph'd once for you;
So surely, you that love his name,
Shall triumph in him too.
HYMN 52. Fourth Part. C. M.
Victory through free grace.
1LET me, my Saviour and On sov'reign grace rely;
Saviour and my God,
And own 'tis free, because bestow'd
On one so vile as I.
2 Election! 'tis a word divine;
For, Lord, I plainly see,
Had not thy choice prevented mine,
I ne'er had chosen thee.
3 For perseverance, strength I've none;
But would on this depend,
That, Jesus, having lov'd his own,
Will love them to the end.
4 Empty and bare, I come to thee For righteousness divine :
O! may thy glorious merits be,
By imputation, mine.
5 Free grace alone can wipe the tears
From my lamenting eyes:
And raise my soul, from guilty fears,
To joy that never dies.
6 Free grace can death itself out-brave,
And take the sting away:
Can sinners to the utmost save,
And give them victory.
HYMN 52. Fifth Part. L. M.
Thine is the Kingdom, Power and Glory.
1OUR grateful tongues, immortal King, Thy glory shall forever sing;
Our hymns to times remotest day,
Thy truth in sacred notes display.
2 What pow'r, O Lord, shall vie with thine? What name among the saints, who shine, Of equal excellence possess'd,
Thy sov'reignty, will dare contest?
3 Thee, Lord, heav'n's host their Maker own,
Thine is the kingdom, thine alone;
Thee, endless majesty has crown'd,
And glory ever vests thee round.
4 Thrones and dominions round thee fall,
Thy presence shakes this lower ball:
From change to change the creatures run;
But all thy vast designs are one.
5 O wise in all thy works! thy name
Let man's whole race aloud proclaim;
And grateful thro' the length of days,
In ceaseless songs repeat thy praise,
HYMN 52. Sixth Part. L. M.
AS when the weary trav❜ller gains
The height of some o'erlooking hill,
His heart revives, if 'cross the plains
He eyes his home, tho' distant still.
2 Thus, when the christian pilgrim views,
By faith, his mansion in the skies;
The sight his fainting strength renews,
And wings his speed to reach the prize.
3 The thought of home his spirit cheers,
No more he grieves for troubles past;
Nor any future trial fears,
So he may safe arrive at last.
4 'Tis there, he says, I am to dwell
With Jesus, in the realms of day :
There I shall bid my cares farewell,
And he will wipe my tears away.
5 Jesus, on thee our hope depends,
To lead us on to thine abode:
Assur'd our home will make amends
For all our toil while on the road.
HYMN 52. Seventh Part. L. M.
Amen.
1AMEN! My Father hears my prayers,
He knows my sorrows, counts my tears;
He never said to Jacob's race,
In vain ye seek your Father's face.
2 Amen! My precious Jesus lives,
And access to his people gives;
A rainbow now surrounds the throne;
And in his name I boldly come.
3 Amen! The Spirit will impart
His sacred influ nce to my heart;
He'll teach and help me when I pray,
Nor shall I go asham'd away.
4 Amen! The words, my lips pronounce,
The wishes of my soul announce ;
And God more willing is to give,
Than I am willing to receive.
5 Amen! I said, when first I gave
Myself to Christ, that he might save;
And still my tongue repeats that word,
Whene'er I call upon my Lord.
6 Amen! I will not faint or cease,
But wait as long as he shall please;
Depending, praying, pressing on,
Till to himself he takes me home.
7 Amen! The cov❜nant is secure,
In all things order'd well, and sure;
The promises confirm'd remain ;
In Christ they're yea, in him Amen.
8 Amen! This is the Saviour's name,
He is the faithful, true Amen;
As he hath said, so shall it be,
Amen to all eternity.
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