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o 4 Jesus the Lord appears at last,

And makes his Father's counsels known; o Declares the great transactions pass'd, And brings immortal blessings down. e 5 He dies!-and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy; o Rising-he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy.

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HYMN 138. C. M. Colchester. [*]

Saints in the Hands of Christ. John x, 28, 29.

FIR

IRM, as the earth, thy Gospel stands,
My Lord, my hope, my trust;

If I am found in Jesus' hands,

My soul can ne'er be lost.

2 His honour is engag'd to save
The meanest of his sheep;
All, whom his heavenly Father gave,
His hands securely keep.

3 Nor death, nor hell shall e'er remove
His fav'rites from his breast;

In the dear bosom of his love
They must for ever rest.

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HYMN 139. L. M. Green's. [b*]

Hope in the Covenant. Heb. vi, 17—19.

OW oft have sin and Satan strove

How

To rend my soul from thee, my God! o But everlasting is thy love,

And Jesus seals it with his blood.
-2 The oath and promise of the Lord
Join to confirm the wondrous grace;
g Eternal power performs the word,
And fills all heaven with endless praise.
e 3 Amidst temptations, sharp and long,
My soul to this dear refuge flies;
-Hope is my anchor, firm and strong,
While tempests blow, and billows rise.
o 4 The gospel bears my spirit up;
g A faithful and unchanging God

Lays the foundation for my hope,
In oaths, and promises, and blood.

HYMN 140. C. M. York. Reading. [b*]

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A living and a dead Faith.

ISTAKEN souls! that dream of heaven,
And make their empty boast-

Of inward joys, and sins forgiven,
While they are slaves to lust.
2 Vain are our fancies' airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead ;
None but a living power unites
To Christ, the living head.

o 3 'Tis faith, that changes all the heart;
'Tis faith, that works by love;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.

o 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell,
By a celestial power;

This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.

e 5 (Faith must obey her Father's will,
As well as trust his grace;

A pard'ning God is jealous still
For his own holiness.

6 When from the curse he sets us free,
He makes our natures clean;
Nor would he send his Son to be
The Minister of sin.

07 His Spirit purifies our frame,
And seals our peace with God:
-Jesus, and his salvation, came
By water and by blood.)

HYMN 141. S. M. Aylesbury. [b]

The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ. Isa. liii, 1-5, 10–12.

HO has believ'd thy word,

e 1 WHO

Or thy salvation known?

o Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord,

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And glorify thy Son.

The Jews esteem'd him here
Too mean for their belief;

p Sorrows his chief acquaintance were,

And his companion grief

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-3 They turn'd their eyes away,
And treated him with scorn;

p But 'twas their grief upon him lay;
Their sorrows he has borne.

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'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles, then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best beloved Son.

-5 'But I'll prolong his days,

And make his kingdom stand; o 'My pleasure,' saith the God of grace, Shall prosper in his hand.

0 6 His joyful soul shall see
The purchase of his pain;

'And by his knowledge justify
"The guilty sons of men.)

07 ("Thousands of captive slaves,
Releas'd from death and sin;

'Shall quit their prisons, and their graves, 'And own his power Divine.)

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'Heaven shall advance my Son
"To joys that earth deny'd

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e 'Who saw the follies men had done, And bore their sins, and dy'd.' HYMN 142, S. M. Bingham. [b]

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The Same. Isa. liii, 6-9-12.
IKE sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God;
Each wand'ring in a diff'rent way,
But all the downward road.
How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wand'rings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour,
Upon the Shepherd's head.

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0 3 How glorious was the grace,

When Christ sustain'd the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for his flock.

a 4 His honour and his breath
Were taken both away;

Join'd with the wicked in his death,
And made as vile as they.

0 5 But God will raise his head,
O'er all the sons of men;

And make him see a num'rous seed,
To recompense his pain.

g 6 'I'll give him,' saith the Lord,
A portion with the strong;

'He shall possess a large reward, 'And hold his honours long.

HYMN 143. C. M. Barby. [*]

Characters of the Children of God, from several Scriptures.

b.1

Α AS new-born babes desire the breast,

To feed, and grow, and thrive;

So saints with joy the gospel taste,

And by the gospel live.

2 [With inward gust, their heart approves All that the word relates;

They love the men their Father loves,
And hate the work he hates.

3 Not all the flatt'ring baits on earth
Can make them slaves to lust

They can't forget their heavenly birth,
Nor grovel in the dust.

4 Not all the chains that tyrants use
Shall bind their souls to vice:

Faith, like a conqu'ror, can produce
A thousand victories.]

-5 Grace, like an uncorrupted seed,
Abides and reigns within;
Immortal principles forbid

The sons of God to sin.

e 6 Not by the terrours of a slave, Do they perform his will;

o But with the noblest powers they have, His sweet commands fulfil.

-7 They find access at ev'ry hour
To God, within the vail;

Hence they derive a quick'ning power,
And joys that never fail.

o 8 O happy souls! O glorious state
Of ever-flowing grace!

To dwell so near their Father's seat.
And see his lovely face!

e 9 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne;
Call me a child of thine;
Send down the Spirit of thy Son,
To form my heart divine.

-10 There shed thy choicest love abroad,
And make my comforts strong;

d Then shall I say, My Father, God, With an unwav'ring tongue,

HYMN 144. C. M. Canterbury. York. [b*] The witnessing and sealing Spirit. Rom. viii, 14, 16. Eph. i, 13, 14.

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WHY should the children of a king
Go mourning all their days?
o Great Comforter, descend, and bring
Some tokens of thy grace.

e 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints,
And seal the heirs of heaven?

When wilt thou banish my complaints,
And show my sins forgiv'n?

-3 Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood;

And bear thy witness with my heart,
That I am born of God.

o 4 Thou art the earnest of his love,-
The pledge of joys to come;
And thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home.

HYMN 145. C. M. Sunday. Christmas. [*]
Christ and Aaron Heb. vii, and ix.

1 JESUS, in thee our eyes behold
A thousand glories more,

Than the rich gems, and polish'd gold,
The sons of Aaron wore.

e 2 They first their own burnt-off'rings brought, To purge themselves from sin;

o Thy life was pure without a spot, And all thy nature clean.

-3 [Fresh blood, as constant as the day, Was on their altars spilt;

But thy one off'ring takes away,

For ever, all our guilt.

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4 Their priesthood ran through sev'ral hands, For mortal was their race:

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