4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart
To sanctify the soul- To pour fresh life in ev'ry part, And new-create the whole.
5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Our minds from bondage free;
• Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee.
HYMN 36. L. M. Carthage. [b] Sorrow for Sin.
O that I could at last submit! At Jesus' feet to lay me down- To lay my soul at Jesus' feet. e 2 Rest for my soul I long to find: Saviour of all, if mine tuou art- Give me thy meek, thy lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. -3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free, I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in thee.
4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God; Thy light and easy burden prove--
The cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood- The labour of thy dying love.
d 5 I would-but thou must give the pow'r, My heart from ev'ry sin release; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace.
o 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay; Appear, in my poor heart appear; My God, my Saviour, come away.
HYMN 37. C. M. C. M. Canterbury. Wantage. [b]
Has ander'd from the Lord!
TOW oft, alas! this wretched heart
How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word!
2 Yet Sov'reign mercy calls-"Return:" Dear Lord, and may I come!
My vile ingratitude I mourn:
O take the wanderer home.
3 And canst thou-wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live,
To speak thy wondrous love. 4 Almighty grace, thy healing pow's, How glorious-how divine!
That can to life and bliss restore,
So vile a heart as mine.
5 Thy pard'ning love-so free-so sweet
Dear Saviour, I adore ;
O keep me at thy sacred feet,
And let me rove no more.
HYMN 38. L. M. Armley. [b] Sinner submitting to God.
EARY of struggling with my pain,
W Hopeless to burst this sinful chain,
At length I give the contest o'er, And seek to free myself no more.
2 From my own works at last I cease- God, who creates, must seal my peace; Fruitless my toil, and vain my care, Unless thy sovereign grace I share. e 3 Lord, I despair myself to heal, I see my sin, but cannot feel; I cannot, till thy Spirit blow, And bid th' obedient waters flow. 4 'Tis thine a heart of flesh to give, Thy gifts I only can receive; Here then to thee I all resign, To draw, redeem, and seal is thine. 05 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure, Make my infected nature pure; Peace, righteousness, and joy, impart, And pour thyself into my heart.
HYMN 39. C. M. Reading. [b*] Sinner resolving to go to Christ. Esth. iv, 16.
1 COME, humble sinner, in whose breast
thousand thoughts revolve;
Come with your guilt and fear oppress'd And make this last resolve :-
o 2 "I'll go to Jesus, though my sin "Hath like a mountain rose;
"I know his courts, I'll enter in, "Whatever may oppose.
e 3 "Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, "And there my guilt confess; P "I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, "Without his sovereign grace.
o 4 "I'll to the gracious King approach, "Whose sceptre pardon gives; "Perhaps he may command my touch- "And then the suppliant lives. 5 "Perhaps he will admit my plea, "Perhaps will hear my prayer; e "But if I perish, I will pray, "And perish only there.
-6 "I can but perish if I go, "I am resolv'd to try; "For if I stay away, I know 66 I must for ever die."
The Heart healed by Mercy. IN enslav'd me many years,
Till at length a thousand fears Came swarming o'er my mind. o Where, (I said in deep distress,) Will these sinful pleasures end? How shall I secure my peace, And make the Lord my friend? -2 Friends and ministers said much, The gospel to enforce ;
e But my blindness still was such, I chose a legal course:
Much I fasted, watch'd, and strore, Scarce would shew my face abroad; e Fear'd, almost, to speak or move- A stranger still to God.
-3 Thus afraid to trust his grace, Long time did I rebel;
e Till despairing of my case, Down at his feet I fell:
• Then my stubborn heart he broke,
And subdu'd me to his sway;
By a simple word he spoke- "Thy sins are done away."
HYMN 41. L. M. Islington. [*] The happy Change.
In search of fancied good we range;
N sin, by blinded passions led,
The paths of disappointment tread, To nothing fix'd-but love of change. -2 But when the Holy Ghost imparts A knowledge of the Saviour's love; Our wand'ring, weary, restless hearts, Are then renew'd, no more to rove. o 3 Now a new principle takes place, Which guides and animates the will; -This love, another name for grace, Constrains to good, and bars from ill. o 4 By love's pure light we soon perceive Our noblest bliss and proper end; And gladly ev'ry idol leave,
To love and serve our Lord and Friend.
HYMN 42. L. M. Portugal. [b *] The Influences of the Spirit experienced. John xiv, 16, 17. EAR Lord-and shall thy Spirit rest,
• 1 DEAR and shd heart spite
d Unworthy dwelling!-glorious Guest! Favours astonishing-divine.
e 2 When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, And hope almost expires in night; Lord, can thy Spirit then be here -Great spring of comfort, life, and light? o 3 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh; 'Tis he sustains my fainting heart; Else would my hopes forever die, And ev'ry cheering ray depart.
-4 When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping pow'rs rejoice.
5 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires; Can it be less than pow'r Divine, Which animates these strong desires? 6 And when my cheerful hope can say, d "I love my God, and taste his grace,' e Lord, is it not thy blissful ray,
Which brings this dawn of sacred peace? -7 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart Forever dwell, O God of love;
• And light, and heav'nly peace impart- Sweet earnests of the joys above.
HYMN 43. 8s. Bethany. [*] Power of Faith. Rom. i, 17. HE moment a sinner believes,
o His pardon at once he receivesRedemption in full through his blood.
• 2 Tho' thousands and thousands of foes, Against him in malice unite→→
Their rage he, thro' Christ, can oppose, Led forth by the Spirit to fight.
-3 The faith that unites to the Lamb, And brings such salvation as this, Is more than mere fancy, or name- d The work of God's Spirit it is. o 4 It treads on the world, and on hell, It vanquishes death and despair, e And what is still stranger to tell, d It overcomes heav'n by prayer.
5 It says to the mountains, "Depart," That stand betwixt God and the soul; e It binds up the broken in heart,
And makes wounded consciences whole- -6 Bids sins of a crimson-like dye Be spotless as snow and as white:
o And raises the sinner on high, To dwell with the angels of light.
HYMN 44. S. M. Peckham. [*] Preciousness of Faith. Eph. ii, 8. 2 Pet. i, 1. AITH-'tis a precious grace, Where'er it is bestow'd;
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