mf APPROACH, my soul, the mercyseat,

Where Jesus answers prayer;

There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.

mp Thy promise is my only plea;
With this I venture nigh:
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

dim
p Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,

By wars without, and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.

mp Be Thou my shield and hidingplace,

That, sheltered near Thy side, cresI may my fierce accuser face, f And tell him, Thou hast died. mf O wondrous love to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead Thy gracious Name! J. Newton.

My soul, ask what thou wilt, Thou canst not be too bold: Since His own blood for thee He spilt,

What else can He withhold?

Beyond thine utmost wants,
His love and power can bless :
To praying souls He always grants
More than they can express.
mf Thine image, Lord, bestow,

Thy presence and Thy love:
cresI ask to serve Thee here below,
And reign with Thee above.
J. Newton.

f

The darkest, feeblest, need the most The "praying in the Holy Ghost." mp What can man do, himself alone, Beyond a faithless, useless moan? Helper of man's infirmity,

O God the Spirit! help Thou me. mf Descend, O purity Divine,

And stoop to sins and wants like mine;

Humble Thyself to all my need, And in me, for me, with me plead. mf Spirit of Holiness! control, Dilate, inspire, pervade my soul : Make it a harp, from whose poor strings [brings. Thy hand the suppliant music f Make it a voice for heavenly thought, [wrought; Spirit of power! by Thee indimThou tender Spirit! breathe in me The tenderness of Deity.

mf JESUS, our best-belovèd Friend,
Draw out our souls in pure desire ;
Jesus, in love to us descend;
Baptize us with Thy Spirit's fire.

mf On Thy redeeming Name we call,
Poor and unworthy though we be;
Pardon and sanctify us all;
Let each Thy full salvation see.
mf Our souls and bodies we resign,
To fear and follow Thy commands:
O take our hearts; our hearts are
Thine;

Accept the service of our hands. ƒ Firm, faithful, watching unto prayer,

May we Thy blessed will obey; Toil in Thy vineyard here, and bear

The heat and burden of the day. mp Yet, Lord, for us a resting-place In heaven, at Thy right hand,

prepare;

cres And till we see Thee face to face, Be all our conversation there.

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C.M.

mp LORD, we come before Thee now; At Thy feet we humbly bow: O do not our suit disdain : Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain ? mp Lord, on Thee our souls depend; In compassion now descend:

Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace:

Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. mp In Thine own appointed way,

Now we seek Thee: here we stay: Lord, from hence we would not go, Till a blessing Thou bestow. mf Send some message from Thy word,

That may joy and peace afford;

throne,

And our confessions pour,

Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore.

Full salvation to each heart.

p Comfort those who weep and

mourn:

Let the time of joy return;

cresThose that are cast down lift up; f Make them strong in faith and hope. mf Grant that those who seek may find Thee, a God supremely kind :

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f CHRIST for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring, With loving zeal ;

mf The poor, and them that mourn,
The faint and overborne,
Sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
Whom Christ doth heal.

f Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring,

mp

With fervent prayer;
The wayward and the lost,
By restless passions tossed,
Redeemed at countless cost,
From dark despair.

f Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring,
With one accord:

With us the work to share,
With us reproach to dare,
With us the Cross to bear,

For Christ our Lord.

f Christ for the world we sing! The world to Christ we bring,

With joyful song;

The new-born souls, whose days,
Reclaimed from error's ways,
Inspired with hope and praise,
To Christ belong.
S. Wolcott.

mf SAVIOUR, sprinkle many nations, Fruitful let Thy sorrows be, By Thy pains and consolations Draw the Gentiles unto Thee; cres Of Thy cross the wondrous story Be to all the nations told; Let them see Thee in Thy glory,

And Thy mercy manifold.

mf Far and wide, though all un-
knowing,
[breast;
Pants for Thee each mortal
dim Human tears for Thee are flowing,
Human hearts in Thee would

rest.
Thirsting, as for dews of even,

As the new-mown grass for rain, Thee they seek, as God of heaven, Thee, as Man, for sinners slain. mf Saviour, lo! the isles are waiting, Stretched the hand, and strained the sight,

For Thy Spirit, new creating [light; Love's pure flame and wisaom's cres Give the word, and of the preacher Speed the foot, and touch the tongue,

f Till on earth by every creature Glory to the Lamb be sung.

A. C. Coxe.

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f We march to fight with the powers of night

That hold the world in sorrow; dim And the broken heart shall be healed of its smart,

cres

And arise to a joyful morrow.
March on, etc.]

f
mf We fight against wrong, with the
weapon strong, [banish;

Of the Love that all hate shall mf And the chains shall fall from the down-trodden thrall, [vanish. As the thrones of the tyrant J March on, etc. [mfO'er the realms of night, shall our standard bright

Arise, their darkness clearing; resAnd the souls that were dead to the Lord Who bled, Shall revive at His glad appearing.

f

March on, etc.]

mf Long, long is the fight, but the God of light

As ever watching near us;

mf FROM Greenland's icy mountains From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver

Their land from error's chain. mf What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; mp In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown dim The heathen, in his blindness, p Bows down to wood and stone mf Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high,Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ?

f Salvation O salvation

The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation

Has learned Messiah's name.

ƒ Waft, waft, ye winds, His story; And you, ye waters, roll,

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Till, like a sea of glory,

It spreads from pole to pole; cresTill, o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, ff Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.

L.M.

mf O SPIRIT of the living God,
In all Thy plenitude of grace,
Where'er the foot of man hath trod
Descend on our apostate race.

f Give tongues of fire and hearts of love

To preach the reconciling word; Give power and unction from above, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. mp Be darkness, at Thy coming, light; Confusion, order in Thy path; eresSouls without strength inspire with might;

Bid mercy triumph over wrath. mp O Spirit of the Lord, prepare

[air,

All the round earth her God to meet; Breathe Thou abroad like morning Till hearts of stone begin to beat. mf Baptize the nations; far and nigh

The triumphs of the cross record: f The Name of Jesus glorify,

Till every kindred call Him Lord. mf God from eternity hath willed

All flesh shall His salvation see: resSo be the Father's love fulfilled, The Saviour's sufferings crowned through Thee.

J. Montgomery.

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78., 6 lines. mf GOD of mercy, God of grace, Show the brightness of Thy face. cresShine upon us, Saviour. shine! Fill Thy Church with life divine; And Thy saving health extend Unto earth's remotest end.

f Let the people praise Thee, Lord;
Be by all that live adored;
Let the nations shout and sing
Glory to their Saviour King;
At Thy feet their tributes pay,
And Thy holy will obey.

f Let the people praise Thee, Lord;
Earth shall then her fruits afford
God to man His blessing give;
Man to God devoted live:

All below, and all above,

One in joy and light and love.