3 Thro' every period of my life,
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The pleasing theme renew.
4 Thro' all eternity to thee
A grateful song I'll raise,
But, oh! eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.
4 Then will he own my worthless Before his Father's face,
And in the New Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.
1 By cool Siloam's shady rill,
How sweet the lily grows!
How sweet the breath, beneath the
Of Sharon's dewy rose!
2 Lo! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trodWhose secret heart, with influence Is upward drawn to God. [sweet,
3 Oh, thou who givest life and breath! We seek thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, age, and To keep us still thine own. [death,
Final Triumph.
I Am I a soldier of the cross,-
A foll'wer of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
2 Since 1 must fight if I would reign,
Increase my courage, Lord;
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
3 Thy saints in all this glorious war
Shall conquer, though they die:
They see the triumph from afar,-
By faith they bring it nigh.
4 When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of vict'ry through the skies,
The glory shall be thine.
Overcoming Faith.
1 Oh for a faith that will not shrink,
Though press'd by every foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe;-
2 A faith that shines more bright and
When tempests rage without; [clear
That when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt;-
3 A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life's last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Illumes a dying bed.
4 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate'er may come,
We'll taste, e'en here, the hallow'd
Of an eternal home.
[bliss
A Perfect Heart.
1 Oh for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free;-
A heart that always feels thy blood,
So freely spilt for me.
2 A heart resign'd, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
3 A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of thine.
4 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.
163 The Heavenly Canaan.
1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
There everlasting spring abides,
And never-with'ring flowers;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours.
2 Sweet fields beyond the swelling Stand dressed in living green; [flood So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan roll'd between. [stood, Could we but climb where Moses And view the landscape o'er, [flood Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold Should fright us from the shore.
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1 How happy every child of grace,
That knows his sins forgiven!
This earth, he cries, is not my place;
I seek my place in heaven:
A country far from mortal sight,
Yet, oh, by faith I see
The land of rest, the saints' delight,
The heaven prepared for me.
Assurance of Hope.
2 Oh, what a blessed hope is ours!
While here on earth we stay;
We more than taste the heavenly
And antedate that day; [powers,
We feel the resurrection near-
Our life in Christ concealed-
And with his glorious presence here
Our earthen vessel's filled.
1 Jesus, thine all-victorious love
Shed in my heart abroad:
Then shall my feet no longer rove,
Rooted and fixed in God.
2 Oh that it now from heaven might
And all my sins consume:
Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call;
Spirit of burning, come.
3 Refining fire, go through my heart; Illuminate my soul;
Scatter thy life through every part,
And sanctify the whole.
4 My steadfast soul, from falling free,
Shall then no longer move,
While Christ is all the world to me,
And all my heart is love.
1 My God, the spring of all my joys, The life of my delights,
The glory of my brightest days,
And comfort of my nights.
2 In darkest shades, if thou appear,
My dawning is begun;
Thou art my soul's bright morning And thou my rising sun. [star,
3 The opening heavens around me With beams of sacred bliss, [shine If Jesus shows his mercy mine,
And whispers I am his.
4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word;
Run up with joy the shining way,
To see and praise my Lord.
I'm glad salvation's free; Salvation's free for you and me; I'm glad salvation's free.
3 Now lend thy gracious ear; Now listen to our cry;
Oh, come and bring salvation near! Our souls on thee rely.
Free Salvation.
1 I'm glad salvation 's free,
And without price or cost;
For had it been for me to buy,
My soul must have been lost.
2 In this cold world below,
With none to care for me,
A pilgrim often sad and lone,
I'm glad salvation 's free.
3 Once I was blind and lost,
Of sin and sorrow full;
But now I'm saved thro' Jesus' blood,
I feel it in my soul.
4 And now I'm on my way
To brighter worlds above;.
I hope to triumph evermore Through my Redeemer's love. 170
1 Grace! 't is a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
3 Grace all the work shall crown
Through everlasting days,
And every ransomed power shall join In wonder, love, and praise.
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