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FRIEND OF SINNERS.

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C. C. CONVERSE.

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330 "Cast thy burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain thee."

ImfWHAT a Friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege, to carry

Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit!

Oh, what needless pain we bear! cres All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer.

2 Have we trials or temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?

cres We should never be discouraged; Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful,

Who will all our sorrows share? mf Jesus knows our every weakness; Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3 Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? mf Precious Saviour, still our refuge! Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee mf Take it to the Lord in prayer; cres In His arms He'll take and shield the Thou wilt find a solace there. Ame

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331 "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of

the Lord."

ImfWHATE'ER my God ordains is 3mf Whate'er my God ordains is right:

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"Lord, Thou knowest all things."

I mf THOU knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow
Of the sad heart that comes to Thee for rest;
Cares of to-day, and burdens for to-morrow,
Blessings implored, and sins to be confessed;
We come before Thee at Thy gracious word,
And lay them at Thy feet: (p) Thou knowest, Lord.

2 mf Thou knowest all the past: how long and blindly
On the dark mountains the lost wanderer strayed;
How the good Shepherd followed, and how kindly
He bore it home, upon His shoulders laid,

And healed the bleeding wounds, and soothed the pain. cres And brought back life and hope and strength again.

3 mf Thou knowest all the present: each temptation, Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear;

All to each one assigned of tribulation,

Or to beloved ones than self more dear;

All pensive memories, as we journey on,
Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone.

4 mf Thou knowest all the future: gleams of gladness
By stormy clouds too quickly overcast ;

Hours of sweet fellowship, and parting sadness,
PP And the dark river to be crossed at last ;
cres Oh! what could hope and confidence afford

To tread that path, but this, "Thou knowest, Lord?

5 mf Thou knowest, not alone as God, all knowing;
As man, our mortal weakness Thou hast proved :
On earth with purest sympathies o'erflowing,
O Saviour, Thou hast wept, and Thou hast loved;
cres And love and sorrow still to Thee may come,
And find a hiding-place, a rest, a home.

6 mf Therefore we come, Thy gentle call obeying,
And lay our sins and sorrows at Thy feet;
On everlasting strength our weakness staying,
Clothed in Thy robe of righteousness complete :
cres Then rising and refreshed we leave Thy throne,
ƒ And follow on to know as we are known. Amen.

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