6 Search for us the depths of God;
Bear us up the starry road,

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To the height of Thine abode;
Comforter Divine.

The Heavenly Dove.

COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;

Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

2 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;

Hosannahs languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

3 Dear Lord! and shall we ever lie
At this poor dying rate?

Our love so faint, so cold to Thee,
And Thine to us so great?

4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

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The Spirit's Guidance.

COME, Holy Spirit, come,

Let Thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.

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2 Convince us of our sin,

Then lead to Jesus' blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The secret love of God.

3 'Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,

To pour

fresh life in every part,
And new create the whole.

4 Dwell, therefore, in our hearts;
Our bonds and fears remove;

And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never dying love.

198. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit."

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ORD! am I precious in Thy sight?
Lord, wouldst Thou have me Thine?

May it be given me to delight

The Majesty Divine ?

2 What! dost Thou sweetly urge and press
My soul Thy heaven to win?
Lord! dost Thou love my holiness ?
Lord! dost Thou hate my sin?

3 O Holy Spirit! dost Thou mourn
When I from Thee depart?
Dost Thou rejoice when I return
And give Thee back my heart?

4 0, sweet, strange height of grace divine, My sin Thy grief to make

And this poor faithfulness of mine
For Thy delight to take.

5 Strange height of sin to slight the love
That yearns to make me blest,
And drive away the Heavenly Dove
That fain would be my guest!

6 O happy Heaven! where Thine embrace
I never more shall leave;
Nor ever cast away Thy grace,
Nor once Thy Spirit grieve!

7 0, let me, Lord, each grace possess
That makes Thy heaven more bright,
And bring the humble holiness
That gives my God delight.

II. THE WORD OF GOD.

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The Scriptures.

HERE is the spring where waters flow,
To quench our heat of sin;

Here is the tree where truth doth grow,
To lead our lives therein.

2 Here is the judge that ends the strife,
Where men's devices fail;

Here is the bread that feeds the life
That death cannot assail,

3 The tidings of salvation dear
Come to our ears from hence;
The fortress of our faith is here,
And shield of our defence.

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4 Read not this book, in any case,
But with a single eye,

Read not, but first desire God's grace
To understand thereby.

5 Pray still in faith, with this respect,
To live and grow therein;

That knowledge may bring this effect,
To mortify thy sin.

6 Then happy thou in all thy life,
Whate'er to thee befalls;
Yea, doubly happy shalt thou be
When God by death thee calls.

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"A Lamp to the Feet."

1 HOW precious is the book divine,
By inspiration giv'n!

Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heav'n.

2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears;

Life, light, and joy it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.

3 This lamp through all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way,

Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

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LORD, I have made Thy word my choice, My lasting heritage;

There shall my noblest pow'rs rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.

2 I'll read the hist'ries of Thy love,
And keep Thy laws in sight,
While through the promises I rove
With ever fresh delight.

3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.

4 The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;

Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.

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The Glory of the Scriptures.

GLORY gilds the sacred page,
Majestic, like the sun;

It gives a light to every age;
It gives, but borrows none.

2 The hand that gave it, still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.

3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display,

As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

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