HYMN 97. L. M. Brentford. [*]

Christ our Wisdom, Righteousness, &c. 1 Cor. i, 30

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BURY'D in shadows of the night,

We lie-till Christ restores the light;

o Wisdom descends to heal the blind,
And chase the darkness of the mind.
p 2 Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears,
Till his atoning blood appears:
Then we awake from deep distress,

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o And sing, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUS-
e 3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin;
-His Spirit makes our natures clean.
Such virtues from his sufferings flow,
At once to cleanse, and pardon too.
e 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains:
He sets the pris'ners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.

e 5 Poor, helpless worms in thee possess
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness •
Thou art our mighty All-and we
Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee.

HYMN 98. S. M. Aylesbury. [b]
The same.

e 1 [HOW heavy is the night,

That hangs upon our eyes; -Till Christ, with his reviving light, Over our souls arise!

e 2 Our guilty, spirits dread

e 3

To meet the wrath of heaven; But, in his righteousness array'd, We see our sins forgiven.

Unholy and impure

Are all our thoughts and ways; -His hands infected nature cure, With sanctifying grace.

4

The powers of hell agree
To hold our souls, in vain ;
He sets the sons of bondage free,
And breaks the cursed chain
Lord, we adore thy ways,
To bring us near to God;

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Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace,
And thine atoning blood.]

HYMN 99. C. M. York.

[*]

Stones made Children of Abraham. Matt. iii, 9 VAIN are the hopes, that rebels place Upon their birth and blood;

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VA

Descended from a pious race,

Their fathers now with God.

2 He, from the caves of earth and hell,
Can take the hardest stones,

And fill the house of Abraham well
With new created sons.

3 Such wondrous power does he possess,
Who form'd our mortal frame;
Who call'd the world from emptiness-
The world obeyed, and came.

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HYMN 100. L. M. Bath. [*]
Believe, and be saved. John iii, 16, 17, 18
TOT to condemn the sons of men,

INOT

Did Christ, the Son of God, appear :No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. e 2 Such was the pity of our God,He lov'd the race of man so well,He sent his Son, to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. -3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word; Trust in his mighty name, and live: o A thousand joys his lips afford;

His hands a thousand blessings give.
e 4 But vengeance and damnation lies
On rebels who refuse his grace;
Who God's eternal Son despise,
The hottest hell shall be their place.]

HYMN 101. L. M. Oporto. Moreton. [*] Joy in Heaven for a repenting Sinner. Luke xv,7,10.

e 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 does 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 form'd anew;
. And saints and angels join to sing
The growing empire of their King.

HYMN 102. L. M. Green's. [*]
The Beatitudes. Matt. v, 2-12.

1B Their emptiness and poverty;

LEST are the humble souls, who see

o Treasures of grace to them are given,
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.
a 2 Blest are the men of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward smart ;
-The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing balm for all their woes.
3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage and passion, ncise and war;
o God will secure their happy state,

And plead their cause against the great.
e 4 Blest are the souls who thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supply'd and fed,
With living streams and living bread.
a 5 Blest are the men, whose bowels move,
And melt with sympathy and love;
-From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.

e 6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin;

With endless pleasure, they shall see
A God of spotless purity.

e 7 Blest are the men of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
• They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.
-8 Blest are the suff'rers, who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord;
g Glory and joy are their reward.

HYMN 103. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Not ashamed of the Gospel. 2 Tim. 1, 12 • 1 I'M not asham❜d to own my Lord,

Nor 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.

g 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.

HYMN 104. C. M. York. [*]

State of Nature and Grace. 1 Cor. vi, 10, 11
No
TOT the malicious, nor profane,

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The wanton, nor the proud,

Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain
The kingdom of our God.

b 2 Surprising grace! and such were we,
By nature and by sin!

Heirs of immortal misery,

Unholy and unclean.

o 3 But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood, We're pardon'd through his name; And the good Spirit of our God

Has sanctified our frame.

-4 Oh for a persevering power,
To keep thy just commands!
We would defile our hearts no more,
No more pollute our hands.

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HYMN 105. C. M. Zion. [*] Heaven. 1 Cor. ii, 9, 10; Rev. xxi, 27. OR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepar'd For those who love the Son

o 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord
Reveals a heaven to come:
The beams of glory in his word
Allure and guide us home.

b 3 Pure are the joys above the sky,
And all the region peace;
No wanton lip, nor envious eye,
Can see or taste the bliss.

--4 Those holy gates for ever bar
Pollution, sin, and shame;
None shall obtain admittance there,
But foll'wers of the Lamb.

o 5 He keeps the Father's book of life;
There all their names are found.
e The hypocrite in vain shall strive
To tread the heavenly ground.

HYMN 106. S. M. Aylesbury. [b]
Dead to Sin, by the Cross of Christ. Rom. vi, 1-6
e1 SHALL we go on to sin,
Because free grace abounds?

Or crucify the Lord again,

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And open all his wounds?

Forbid it, mighty God!
Nor let it e'er be said,

That we, whose sins are crucify'd,
Should raise them from the dead.

o 3 We will be slaves no more,
Since Christ has made us free ;
Has nail'd our tyrants to the cross,
And bought our liberty.

HYMN 107. L. M. Armley. [b*]
Fall and Recovery of Man. Gen. iii, 1, 15, 17;
Gal. iv, 4; Col. ii, 15.
1 DECEIV'D by subtle snares of hell,
Adam, our head, our father, fell!

When Satan, in the serpent hid,

Propos'd the fruit that God forbid.

e 2 Death was the threat'ning; death began
To take possession of the man;
His unborn race receiv'd the wound,
And heavy curses smote the ground."