3 While grace is offered to the prince,
The poor may take their share;
No mortal has a just pretence
To perish in despair.

4 Be wise, ye men of strength and wit,
Nor boast your native powers;
But to His sovereign grace submit,
And glory shall be yours.

5 Come, all ye vilest sinners, come, .
He'll form your souls anew;
His gospel and His heart have room
For rebels such as you.

6 His doctrine is almighty love;
There's virtue in His name
To turn the raven to a dove,
The lion to a lamb.

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(WEET were the sounds that reached our

ears

When mercy raised her heavenly voice;
"Twas mercy that dispelled our fears,
And bade our souls in hope rejoice.

2 All other sounds discordant seem,
Compared with mercy's heavenly song;
So sweet and joyful is the theme,
It bears our willing souls along.

30 may we never cease to hear

The voice that gives our conscience rest,
That dissipates our guilty fear,
And tells us we are truly blest.

4 May mercy still remove our fear,
And bind our souls with cords of love;
Mercy that soothes our sorrows here,
And gives us hope of joys above.

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HAPPY is the motive voice.

HAPPY is the man who hears

LOGAN.

Who in her counsel perseveres,
And glories in his choice.
2 Her merchandise is far above
What western mines unfold;
Her everlasting gain shall prove
More precious than pure gold.
3 In her right hand she holds entwined
Pleasure and endless days;

Eternal wealth, with honour joined,
Are what her left displays.

4 She guides the young, directs their feet,
In paths of life to tread;

And will a crown of glory set
On all her hand hath led.

5 According as we seek her face,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.

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OW firm a foundation, ye saints of the
Lord,

How

Is laid for your faith in His excellent word! What more can He say than to you He hath

said,

You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?

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2 In every condition,-in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth; At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, "As thy days may demand shall thy strength ever be.

3 Fear not, I am with thee, oh be not dismayed! I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by My righteous omnipotent hand. 4 When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of grief shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 5 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 E'en down to old age, all My people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love; And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

7 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,

I'll never, no never, no never forsake!"

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RT thou weary, art thou languid,

Art thou sore distressed?

Come to Me," saith One, " and coming,

Be at rest!"

2 Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my guide?

"In His feet and hands are wound-prints,

And His side."

3 Hath He diadem as Monarch,
That His brow adorns ?
"Yea, a crown, in very surety,

But of thorns."

4 If I find Him, if I follow,
What my portion here?
Many a sorrow, many a labour,
Many a tear!"

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5 If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last?

"Sorrow vanquished, labour ended,

Jordan past.'

6 If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay?

"Not till earth, and not till heaven

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8s. 7s. & 4.

WILL never, never leave thee,
I will never thee forsake;

I will guard and save and keep thee,
For My name and mercy's sake,
Fear no evil!

Only all My counsel take;
For I'll never, never leave thee,
I will never thee forsake.

2 When the storm is raging round thee,
Call on Me in humble prayer;
I will fold My arms about thee,
Guard thee with the tenderest care:
In the trial,

I will make thy pathway clear;
For I'll never, &c.

3 When thy sky above is glowing,
And around thee all is bright;
Pleasure like a river flowing,
All things tending to delight;
I'll be with thee,

I will guide thy steps aright :
For I'll never, &c.

4 When thy soul is dark and clouded,

Filled with doubt, and grief, and care; Through the mist by which 'tis shrouded I will make a light appear:

And the banner

Of My love I will uprear,
For I'll never, &c.

5 When thy feeble flame is dying,
And thy soul about to soar

To that land where pain and sighing
Shall be heard and known no more,
I will teach thee

To rejoice that life is o'er.
For I'll never, &c.

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calls us o'er the tumult

JESUS cal life's wild restless sea;

Day by day His calm voice soundeth,
Saying, "Christian, follow me."