I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, tho' all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never-no never-no never forsake.

HYMN 55. C. M.

Pleading with God under affliction.

WH

HY should a living man complain
Of deep distress within;

Since ev'ry sigh and ev'ry pain,

Is but the fruit of sin.

2 No Lord, I'll patiently submit,
Nor never dare rebel;
Yet sure I may here at thy feet,
My painful feelings tell.

3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise;

And beat upon my soul;

One trouble to another cries,

Billows on billows roll.

4 From fear to hope and hope to fear,
My shipwreck'd soul is tost,
Till I am tempted in despair,

To give up all for lost.

5 Yet thro' the stormy clouds I'll look, Once more to thee, my God;

O fix my soul upon a rock,

Beyond the raging flood.

• One look of mercy from thy face,
Would set my heart at ease;
One all-creating word of grace,
Will make the tempest cease.

HYMN 56.

· The Gospel Trumpet.

HARK, how the gospel trumpet sounds,

Thro' all the world the echo bounds,

And Jesus Christ's redeeming blood
Is bringing sinners home to God,
And guides them safely by his word
to endless day.

3 Hail all victo'rous conqu❜ring Lord,
By all the heav'nly hosts ador'd,
Who undertook for fallen man,

And brought salvation thro' thy name,
That we with thee might live and reign
in endless day.

3 Fight on, ye conqu'ring saints, fight on, And when the conquest you have won, Then palms of vict'ry you shall bear And in his kingdom have a share, And crowns of glory you shall wear in endless day.

4 Thy blood, dear Jesus, once was spilt,
To save our souls from sin and guilt;
And sinners now may come to God,
And find salvation through his word,
And sail by faith upon that flood
to endless day,

*Thro' storms and calms by faith we steer, By feeble hopes and gloomy fears, Till we arrive at Canaan's shore, Where sin and sorrow are no more, We shout our trials there all o'er to endless day.

6. Then we shall in sweet chorus join
With saints and angels all combine,
To sing of his redeeming love,

When rolling years shall cease to move,
And this shall be our theme above
in endless day.

HYMN 57. C. M.

A word of comfort to the Lambs of Christ.

B

LESS'D be my God that I was born,
To hear the joyful sound;

That I was born to be baptiz'd,
Where gospel truths abound.

2 Bless'd be my God for what I see,
My God for what I hear;

I hear such blessed news from heav'n,
Not earth nor hell I fear.

3 I hear my Lord for me was born,
My Lord for me did die ;
My Lord for me did rise again,
And did ascend on high.

4 On high he stands to plead my cause,
And will return again,
And set me on a glor'ous throne
That I may with him reign.

5 Glory to God the Father be,
Glory to God the Son,
Glory to God the Holy Ghosty
Glory to God alone.

HYMN 58. L. M.'

Not ashamed of Jesus..

ESUS, and shall it ever be,

A mortal man asham'd of thee? Asham'd of thee whom angels praise; Whose glories shine thro' endless days..

2 Asham'd of Jesus? sooner far,
Let evening blush to own a star;
He shed the beans of light divine,
O'er this benighted soul of mine.

3 Asham'd of Jesus? just as soon,-
Let midnight be asham'd of noon;
'Tis midnight with my soul 'till he
Bright morning star, bids darkness flee!!

4 Asham'd of Jesus that dear friend,
On whom my hopes for heaven depend?
No, when I blush be this my shame,
That I no more adore his name.

5 Asham'd of Jesus? yes I may,
When I've no'guilt to wash away;
No tears to wipe, no good to craves
No fear of hell, no soul to save.

6. Till then, nor is my boasting vainy
Till then I boast a Saviour slain;
And now may this my glory be,
That Christ is not asham'd of me!

7 His institutions will I prize,

Take up the cross the shame despise-
Dare to defend his noble cause,

And yield obet'ence to his laws.

HYMN 59.*

Baptism, believers only have a right to it.

HEN John tho' a man, baptizing began,
Believers in Jordon confessing their sins.

WH

2 The Pharisees came in Abraham's name, For to be baptized and laid in their claim.

3 You vipers said he, who warn'd you to flee; Bring forth your repentance that fruits we may see.

4 And think not indeed that you are Abraham's seed, And so for baptism a right for to plead.

5 By this we may see, babtism to be, For none but believers a privilege free.

6 Christ Jesus by name, from Gallilee came, For to be baptized and was not asham'd.

7 John to him did say, why com'st thou to me, For I have need to be baptized of thee.

8 O suffer it so, for't becomes us to show, All right'ous obed'ence wherever we go.

9 The rite was perform'd and Jesus return'd The blessing of th' father came down on the son.

10 The spirit of God descends like a dove And lights on our Saviour in tokens of love.

11 By this we may see, the whole Trinity, Unto our baptism doth jointly agree.

12 We'll not be asham'd of Jesus's name, He's precious unto us tho' ŝinners blaspheme.

13 We'll follow the Lord in his holy word, Qbed'ence unto him great comforts afford.