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SAVI

AVIOUR Divine, we know Thy Name,
And in that Name we trust;
Thou art the Lord our Righteousness,
Thou art Thine Israel's boast.

2 Guilty we plead before Thy throne,
And low in dust we lie,

Till Jesus stretch His gracious arm,
And bring salvation nigh.

3 The sins of one most righteous day
Must plunge us in despair;

Yet all the crimes of numerous years
Shall our great Surety clear.

4 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope,
To sinners now are given;

Soon shall Thy faithful people change
Their wilderness for heaven.

5 With joy we taste the blessings now
Thy mercy sends us down;

We seal our humble vows to Thee,
And wait the promised crown.

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TH

HOU, whom chiefest I desire,
Jesus, crucified for me!

All to happiness aspire

I would seek it, Lord, in Thee,
Thee to praise, and Thee to know,
Makes the joy of saints below:
Thee to see, and Thee to love,

Makes the bliss of saints above.

2 Lord, it is not life to live,
If Thy presence Thou deny :
Lord, if Thou Thy presence give,
'Tis no longer death to die.
Source and Giver of repose,
Only from Thy love it flows:
Peace and happiness are Thine-
Mine they are, if Thou art mine.

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L

ORD, as to Thy dear cross we flee,
And plead to be forgiven,

So let Thy life our pattern be,

And form our souls for heaven.

2 Help us, through good report and ill,
Our daily cross to bear;

3

Like Thee to do our Father's will,
Our brethren's griefs to share,

Let grace our selfishness expel,

Our earthliness refine;

And kindness in our bosoms dwell,

As free and true as Thine.

4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,
And grief's dark day come on,
We in our turn would meekly cry,
Father, Thy will be done!

5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven,

O may we lead the pilgrim's life,

And follow Thee to heaven!

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L

ONG enthralled in guilt and sorrow,
Sinner, hail the accepted hour!

Jesus is at hand to save thee,

Full of pity, love, and power:
He is able,

He is willing-doubt no more.

2 Let not conscience make thee linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream :
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel thy need of Him:
This He gives thee,

'Tis the Spirit's rising beam.

3 Prostrate in the moonlit garden
Lo, the world's Creator lies!

On the bloodstained cross behold Him!
Hear Him cry, before He dies,

"It is finished"

Sinner, will not this suffice?

4 Lo, th' incarnate God ascended
Pleads the merit of His blood!
Venture on Him, venture wholly-
Let no other trust intrude:
None but Jesus

Can do helpless sinners good.

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JES

ESU! the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,

And in Thy presence rest.
Tongue never spake, ear never heard,
Nor e'er from heart o'erflowed
A dearer name, a sweeter word,
Than Jesus, Son of God.

2 O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,

To those who fall how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!

But what to those who find? Ah, this
No tongue nor pen can show ;
The love of Jesus, what it is,

None but His loved ones know.

3 O Thou, the source of life and light
To all who trust in Thee,
Whose gifts are fulness infinite,
Whose yoke is liberty:

Thee, Jesu, let our voices bless,
Thee let us love alone,

And ever of Thy life express

The image in our own!

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HOW

OW sweet the Name of Jesus sounds believer's ear;

In a

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.

3 Dear Name! the rock on which I build,
My shield and hidingplace;
My never-failing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace!

4 Jesus, my Master, Shepherd, Friend;
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End-
Accept the praise I bring.

5 Weak is the effort of

my heart,

And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought.

6 Till then, I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;

And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!