3 Thy blood shall over all prevail,
And sanctify the' unclean;

The grace that saves the soul from hell,
Will save from present sin.

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All things possible to the believer.

ALL things are possible to him.

That can in Jesus' name believe:
Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme;
Thy truth I lovingly receive;

I can, I do believe in thee,-
All things are possible to me.

2 When thou the work of faith hast wrought,
I here shall in thine image shine,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought.
Let men exclaim, and fiends repine,
They cannot break the firm decree,-
All things are possible to me.

3 All things are possible to God,-
To Christ, the power of God in man,-
To me, when I am all renew'd,-

When I in Christ am form'd again,
And witness, from all sin set free,-
All things are possible to me.

488

S. M.

Christ, the guide and counsellor.
ESUS, my truth, my way,
On thee my feeble steps I stay,
Which thou wilt guide aright.

2 My wisdom and my guide,
My counsellor thou art;
O never let me leave thy side,
Or from thy paths depart.

3 I lift mine eyes to thee,
Thou gracious, bleeding Lamb,
That I may now enlighten'd be,
And never put to shame.
4 Never will I remove

Out of thy hands my cause;
But rest in thy redeeming love,
And hang upon thy cross.

5 O make me all like thee,
Before I hence remove;
Settle, confirm, and 'stablish me,
And build me up in love.

6 Let me thy witness live,
When sin is all destroy'd;
And then my spotless soul receive,
And take me home to God.

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1st P. M. 6 lines 88.

His blood cleanseth from all sin.

PRIS'NERS of hope, lift up your heads;

The day of liberty draws near;
Jesus, who on the serpent treads,
Shall soon in your behalf appear:
The Lord will to his temple come;
Prepare your hearts to make him room.
2 Ye all shall find, whom in his word
Himself hath caused to put your trust,
The Father of our dying Lord

Is ever to his promise just;
Faithful, if we our sins confess,
To cleanse from all unrighteousness.

3 O ye of fearful hearts, be strong!
Your downcast eyes and hands lift up!
Ye shall not be forgotten long;
Hope to the end, in Jesus hope!
Tell him ye wait his grace to prove;
And cannot fail, if God is love.

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1st P. M. 6 lines 8s.

The promises are sure.

PRIS'NERS of hope, be strong, be bold;
Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear;
Dare to believe; on Christ lay hold;
Wrestle with Christ in mighty prayer;
Tell him,-We will not let thee go,
Till we thy name, thy nature know.

2 Hast thou not died to purge our sin, And risen, thy death for us to plead ? To write thy law of love within

Our hearts, and make us free indeed! That we our Eden might regain,

Thou diedst, and couldst not die in vain.

8 The promise stands, forever sure, And we shall in thine image shine, Partakers of a nature pure,

Holy, angelical, divine;

In Spirit join'd to thee, the Son,
As thou art with thy Father one.

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The glorious hope.

GLORIOUS hope of perfect love,
It lifts me up to things above;
It bears on eagles' wings;

It gives my ravish'd soul a taste,
And makes me for some moments feast
With Jesus' priests and kings.

2 Rejoicing now in earnest hope,
I stand, and from the mountain top
See all the land below:

Rivers of milk and honey rise,
And all the fruits of paradise
In endless plenty grow.

3 A land of corn, and wine, and oil,
Favour'd with God's peculiar smile,
With every blessing blest;

There dwells the Lord our Righteousness,
And keeps his own in perfect peace,
And everlasting rest.

4 O that I might at once go up;
No more on this side Jordan stop,
But now the land possess;
This moment end my legal years;
Sorrows and sins, and doubts and fears,
A howling wilderness.

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A hope full of immortality.

JOYFUL sound of gospel grace,
Christ shall in me appear;

I, even 1, shall see his face,-
I shall be holy here.

C. M.

2 The glorious crown of righteousness To me reach'd out I view :

Conqu'ror through him, I soon shall seize, And wear it as my due.

3 The promised land, from Pisgah's top, I now exult to see:

My hope is full, (O glorious hope!)

Of immortality.

4 With me, I know, I feel, thou art; But this cannot suffice,

Unless thou plantest in my heart

A constant paradise.

5 My earth thon wat'rest from on high,

But make it all a pool:

Spring up, O Well, I ever cry;

Spring up within my soul.

6 Come, O my God, thyself reveal;
Fill all this mighty void:
Thou only canst my spirit fill;
Come, O my God, my God.

493

L. M.

There remaineth a rest for the people of God.
COME, O thou greater than our heart,
And make thy faithful mercies known;
The mind which was in thee impart :
Thy constant mind in us be shown.
20 let us by thy cross abide,

Thee, only thee, resolved to know,
The Lamb for sinners crucified,

A world to save from endless wo.

3 Take us into thy people's rest,

And we from our own works shall cease With thy meek Spirit arm our breast, And keep our minds in perfect peace. 4 Jesus, for this we calmly wait; O let our eyes behold thee near! Hasten to make our heaven complete; Appear, our glorious God, appear!

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The promised rest.

L. M.

G which shall from age to age endure
OD of all power, and truth, and grace,

Whose word,when heaven and earth shall
Remains, and stands forever sure-
2 That I thy mercy may proclaim,
That all mankind thy truth may see,
Hallow thy great and glorious name,
And perfect holiness in me.

8 Give me a new, a perfect heart,

From doubt, and fear, and sorrow free; The mind which was in Christ impart, And let my spirit cleave to thee.

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