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8 He calls the fool, and makes him know
The myst'ries of his grace;
To bring aspiring wisdom low,
And all its pride abase.

4 Nature has all its glories lost,
When brought before his throne;
No flesh shall in his presence boast,
But in the Lord alone.

HYMN 97. L. M.

Christ our Wisdom, Righteousness, &c.

1 BURY

We lie till Christ restores the light;
Wisdom descends to heal the blind,
And chase the darkness of the mind.

Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears,
Till his atoning blood appears:
Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing, The Lord our Righteousness.
3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin,
His Spirit makes our natures clean;
Such virtues from his suff'rings flow,
At once to cleanse and pardon too.
Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the pris'ners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.
5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess
Grace, wisdom, power and righteousness;
Thou art our mighty All, and we

Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee.

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2

3

HYMN 98. S. M.
The same.

HOW

OW heavy is the night
That hangs upon our eyes,

Till Christ with his reviving light
Over our souls arise!

Our guilty spirits dread

To meet the wrath of Heaven;
But, in his righteousness array'd,
We see our sins forgiven.

Unholy and impure!

Are all our thoughts and ways; His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace.

4

The powers of hell agree

To hold our souls in vain;

5

He sets the sons of bondage free,

And breaks the cursed chain.

Lord, we adore thy ways,

To bring us near to God;

Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood.

HYMN 99. C. M.

(b)

Stones made children of Abraham; or, grace not conveyed by religious parents. Matt. iii. 9.

1

VAIN are the hopes that rebels place

Upon their birth and blood,

Descended from a pious race,
(Their fathers now with God.)

2 He from the caves of earth and hell
Can take the hardest stones,

And fill the house of Abrahı'm well.
With new created sons.

3 Such wondrous power doth he possess,
Who form'd our mortal frame,
Who call'd the world from emptiness;
The world obey'd, and came.

1

HYMN 100. L. M.

(*)

Believe, and be saved. John iii. 16-18.
OT to condemn the sons of men
Did Christ the Son of God appear;
No weapons in his hands are seen,
No flaming sword, nor thunder there.
2 Such was the pity of our God,

He lov'd the race of man so well,
He sent his Son to bear our load
Of sins, and save our souls from hell
S Sinners, believe the Saviour's word,
Trust in his mighty name, and live;
A thousand joys his lips afford,
His hands a thousand blessings give.
4 But vengeance and damnation lies
On rebels who refuse his grace;
Who God's eternal Son despise,
The hottest hell shall be their place.

1

HYMN 101. L. M.

Joy in Heaven, for a repenting sinner.
Luke xv. 7, 10.

WH

HO can describe the joys that rise Through all the courts of paradise, To see a prodigal return,

To see an heir of glory born?

2 With joy the Father doth approve
The fruit of his eternal love;

The Son with joy looks down and sees
The purchase of his agonies.

3 The Spirit takes delight to view
The holy soul he form'd anew ;*
And saints and angels join to sing
The growing empire of their King.

1

HYMN 102. L. M.

The beatitudes. Matt. v.2-12. OLEST are the humble souls that see

BTheir emptiness and poverty;

Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 2 Blest are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes. 3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war; God will secure their happy state,

(*)

And plead their cause against the great. 4 Blest are the souls that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness; They shall be well supply'd and fed With living streanis and living bread. 5 Blest are the men whose bowels move And melt with sympathy and love; From Christ the Lord shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again.

6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin;

With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.

7 Blest are the men of peaceful life,

Who quench the coals of growing strife;

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They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.
8 Blest are the suff'rers who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord;
Glory and joy are their reward.

1

HYMN 103.

C. M.

Not ashamed of the gospel. 2 Tim. i. 12. ['M not asham'd to own my Lord,

L'orto defend his cause,

Maintain the honour of his word,
The glory of his cross.

2 Jesus, my God! I know his name;
His name is all my trust:

Nor will be put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.

S Firm as his throne his promise stands,
And he can well secure
What I've committed to his hands,
Till the decisive hour.

Then will he own my worthless name
Before his Father's face,
And in the new Jerusalem

Appoint my soul a place.

HYMN 104. C. M.

(*)

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A state of nature and of grace. 1 Cor. vi. 10,11.

1

NOT the malicious or profane,

The wanton or the proud,

Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain
The kingdom of our God.

2 Surprising grace! and such were we
By nature and by sin,

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