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I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

MASTER holly thine, long to be;

JASTER, I own thy lawful claim;

Thon seest, at last, I willing am,
Where'er thou go'st, to follow thee;
Myself in all things to deny ;

Thine, wholly thine, to live and die.
2 Pleasure, and wealth, and praise no more
Shall lead my captive soul astray;
My fond pursuits I all give o'er;
Thee, only thee, resolved to' obey:
My own in all things to resign,
And know no other will but thine.

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The vore sealed at the cross.
ORD, I am thine, entirely thine,

LORD,

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by blood divine;

With full consent thine I would be,
And own thy sov'reign right in me.
2 Grant one poor sinner more a place
Among the children of thy grace;
A wretched sinner, lost to God,
But ransom'd by Immanuel's blood.
8 Thine would I live-thine would I die;
Be thine through all eternity;
The vow is past beyond repeal, «
And now I set the solemn seal.

4 Here, at that cross where flows the blood
That bought my guilty soul for God,-
Thee, my new Master, now I call,
And consecrate to thee my all.
5 Do thou assist a feeble worm
The great engagement to perform;
Thy grace can full assistance lend,
Aud on that grace I dare depend.

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The world has lost its charms.

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Lit or no charms for me:

ET worldly minds the world pursue;

Once I admired its trifles too,
But grace hath set me free.

2 Its pleasures can no longer please,
Nor happiness afford:

Far from my heart be joys like these,
Now I have seen the Lord.

3 As by the light of opening day
The stars are all conceal'd,
So earthly pleasures fade away,
When Jesus is reveal'd.

4 Creatures no more divide my choice;
I bid them all depart:

His name, his love, his gracious voice,
Have fix'd my roving heart.

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Heavenly bliss in prospect. ARISE, my soul, on wings sublime,

Above the vanities of time;

Let faith now pierce the veil, and see
The glories of eternity.

2 Born by a new, celestial birth,
Why should I grovel here on earth!
Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys,
So near to heaven's eternal joys!

3 Shall aught beguile me on the road,→
The narrow road that leads to God!
Or can I love this earth so well,
As not to long with God to dwell!

4 To dwell with God,-to taste his love,
Is the full heaven enjoy'd above:
The glorious expectation now
Is heavenly bliss begun below.

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C. M.

His service is perfect freedom.

PEHOLD! I come with joy to do
Master's blessed will;

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My Lord in outward works pursue,
And serve his pleasure still.
Thus faithful to my Lord's commands,
I choose the better part,

And serve with careful Martha's hands,
But loving Mary's heart.

2 Though careful, without care I am,
Nor feel my happy toil,-
Preserved in peace by Jesus' Name,
Supported by his smile:

Rejoicing thus my faith to show,
His service my reward;
While every work I do below,
I do it to the Lord.

3 O! that the world the art might know
Of living thus to thee;

And find their heaven begun below,
And here thy glory see;

Walking in all the works prepared

To exercise their grace,

They gain at last their full reward,
And see thy glorious face.

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Self-dedication to the Lord.
DETURN, my soul, unto thy rest;
God no longer roam;

His hand hath bountifully blest;
His goodness calls thee home.

2 What shall I render unto thee,
My Saviour in distress,
For all thy benefits to me,
So great and numberless?

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3 This will I do for thy love's sake,
And thus thy power proclaim;
The cup of thy salvation take,
And call upon thy Name.
4 Thou God of covenanted grace,
Hear and record my vow,
While in thy courts I seek thy face,
And at thine altar bow:-

5 Henceforth to thee myself I give;
With single heart and eye.
To walk before thee while I live,
And bless thee when I die.

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Reverential joy and filial fear.
Lord, I have acceptance found

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thy sight, Still with thy grace and truth surround, And arm me with thy Spirit's might. 2 O may I hear thy warning voice, And timely fly from danger near; With rev'rence unto thee rejoice, And love thee with a filial fear: 3 Still hold my soul in second life, And suffer not my feet to slide: Support me in the glorious strife, And comfort me on every side.

4 O give me faith, and faith's increase; Finish the work begun in me; Preserve my soul in perfect peace, And let me always rest on thee. 810

Fear of offending God.

LOD, if this gracious four,

ORD, if thou hast bestow'd

This horror of offending God,-
O keep it always here;-

S. M.

2 And that I never more

May from thy ways depart,

Enter, with all thy mercy's power,
And dwell within my heart.

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The steward of the Lord. FATHER, into thy hands alone

have my all restored:

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My all, thy property I own;
The steward of the Lord.
2 Confiding wholly in thy love,
Through Jesus strength'ning me,
I wait thy faithfulness to prove,
And give back all to thee.

3 Determired all thy will to' obey,
Thy blessings I restore;

Give, Lord, or take thy gifts away,
I praise thee evermore.

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Not ashamed of the Gospel.

C. M.

'M not ashamed to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause;

Maintain the honour of his word,-
The glory of his cross.

2 Jesus, my God!-I know his name;
His name is all my trust;

Nor will he put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.

3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure

What I've committed to his hands,
Till the decisive hour.

4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face,

And in the New Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.