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But we arise, by grace divine,
To see a heavenly day.
3 Salvation!-let the echo fly
The spacious earth around;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

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7s.

Darkness turned to Light.

1 BOUNDLESS glory, Lord! be thine;
Thou hast made the darkness shine;
Thou hast sent a cheering ray;
Thou hast turned our night to day.
2 Darkness long involved us round,
Till we knew the joyful sound;
Then our darkness fled away,-
Chased by truth's effulgent ray.
3 They are blessed, and none beside,-
They, who in the truth abide;

Clear, the light that marks their way-
Leading to eternal day.

4 Guide us, Saviour! through the road,
Till we reach the saints' abode;
Till we see thee throned above,
As thou art, the God of love.

309.

C. M.

Returning to Zion.

1 SING, all ye ransomed of the Lord!
Your great Deliverer sing:

Ye pilgrims! now, for Zion bound,
Be joyful in your King.

2 See the fair way his hand hath made;-
How peaceful and how plain !
The simplest traveller need not err,
Nor seek the path in vain.

3 A hand divine shall lead you on,
Through all the blissful road;
Till to the sacred mount you rise,
And see your smiling God.

4 Bright garlands of immortal joy
Shall bloom on every head;

While sorrow, sighing, and distress,
Like shadows, all are fled.

5 March on, in your Redeemer's strength; Pursue his footsteps still;

With joyful hope, still fix your eye
On Zion's heavenly hill.

310.

S. M.

Submission to Christ.

1 JESUS! I come to thee,
A sinner doomed to die;
My only refuge is thy cross,—
Here at thy feet I lie.

2 Can mercy reach my case,
And all my sins remove?
Break, O my God! this heart of stone,
And melt it by thy love.

3 Too long my soul has gone,
Far from my God, astray;
I've sported on the brink of hell,
In sin's delusive way.

4 But, Lord! my heart is fixed,-
I hope in thee alone;

Break off the chains of sin and death,
And bind me to thy throne.

5 Thy blood can cleanse my heart,
Thy hand can wipe my tears;-
Oh! send thy blessed Spirit down,
To banish all my fears.

6 Then shall my soul arise,

From sin and Satan free;
Redeemed from hell and every foe,
I'll trust alone in thee.

311.

C. M.
Self-Dedication.

1 WELCOME, O Saviour! to my heart; Possess thine humble throne;

Bid every rival hence depart,
And claim me for thine own.

2 The world and Satan I forsake,-
To thee, I all resign;

My longing heart, O Jesus! take,
And fill with love divine.

3 Oh! may I never turn aside,
Nor from thy bosom flee;

Let nothing here my heart divide,-
I give it all to thee.

C. M.

312. Prayer for the Spirit of Adoption.

1 SPIRIT of holiness! look down,
Our fainting hearts to cheer;
And, when we tremble at thy frown,
Oh! bring thy comforts near.
2 The terrors thy convictions wrought,
Oh! let thy grace remove;

And may the souls, which thou hast taught
To weep, now learn to love.

3 Now let thy saving mercy heal
The wounds it made before;
Now on our hearts impress thy seal,
That we may doubt no more.

4 Complete the work thou hast begun,
And make our darkness light,-
That we a glorious race may run,
Till faith be lost in sight.

5 Then, as our wandering eyes discern
The Lord's unclouded face,

In fitter language, we shall learn
To sing triumphant grace.

313.

C. M.

Old Things passed away.

1 LET earthly minds the world pursue,
It has no charms for me;

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

2 Its joys can now no longer please,
Nor e'en content afford:

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

3 As by the light of opening day,

The stars are all concealed;

So earthly pleasures fade away,
When Jesus is revealed.

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

His name, his love, his gracious voice,
Have fixed my roving heart.

5 But may I hope that thou wilt own
A worthless worm like me?

Dear Lord! I would be thine alone,
And wholly live to thee.

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The full Purpose.

1 IN all my Lord's appointed ways,
My journey I'll pursue;

Hinder me not,-ye much-loved saints!
For I must go with you.

2 Through floods and flames, if Jesus leads,
I'll follow where he goes;
Hinder me not!-shall be my cry,
Though earth and hell oppose.

3 Through duty, and through trials too,
I'll go at his command;

Hinder me not, for I am bound

To my Immanuel's land.

4 And when my Saviour calls me home,
Still this my cry shall be,-

Hinder me not,-come, welcome, death!
I'll gladly go with thee.

315.

8s and 7s.

Redeeming Love.

1 COME, thou Fount of every blessing!
Tune my heart to grateful lays;
Streams of mercy, never-ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.

2 Teach me some melodious measure,
Sung by raptured saints above;
Fill my soul with sacred pleasure,
While I sing redeeming love.

3 Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;

He to save my soul from danger, Interposed his precious blood." 4 O! to grace how great a debtor, Daily I'm constrained to be! Let thy grace, Lord! like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee. 5 Prone to wander,-Lord! I feel it; Prone to leave the God I love; Here's my heart, Oh! take and seal it,― Seal it from thy courts above.

316.

C. M.

Joy over the Penitent.

1 OH! how divine, how sweet the joy,
When but one sinner turns,

And with an humble, broken heart,
His sin and error mourns!

2 Pleased with the news, the saints below,
In songs, their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies the tidings go,
And heaven is filled with joy.

3 Well-pleased, the Father sees and hears
The conscious sinner's moan;
Jesus receives him in his arms,
And claims him for his own.

4 Nor angels can their joys contain,
But kindle with new fire:

"The sinner lost is found!" they sing,
And strike the sounding lyre.

L. M.

317. Joy in Heaven for a repenting Sinner.

1 WHO can describe the joys that rise, Through all the courts of Paradise,

To see a prodigal return,

To see an heir of glory born?

2 With joy the Father doth approve
The fruit of his eternal love;

The Son with joy looks down, and sees
The purchase of his agonies.

3 The Spirit takes delight to view
The holy soul he formed anew;

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