HYMN 1. Second Part. L. M. In life and death I belong to Christ. 1LET thoughtless thousands choose the road, That leads the soul away from God; 2 On Christ, by faith, my soul would live, 4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear; HYMN 1. Third Part. C. M. The Christian's experience. O strength of nature can suffice 2 How long beneath the law I lay I toil'd the precept to obey, But toil'd without success. 3 Then all my servile works were done Now freely chosen in the Son, ways. 4 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, 5 "What shall I do," was once the word, "That I may worthier grow? "What shall I render to the Lord ?" Is my enquiry now. 6 I've seen how great my mis'ry is, HYMN 1. Fourth Part. L. M. THE righteousness, th' atoning blood O! may we then no longer stray, 1 TH HUS saith the first, the great command, "To love thy Maker and thy God, 2 "Then shall thy neighbour, next in place, "Share thine affections and esteem; "And let thy kindness to thyself "Measure, and rule thy love to him." 3.The substance this, that Moses spoke, This did the prophets preach and prove: For want of this the law is broke; The law demands a perfect love. 4 But O how base our passions are! This holy law we can't fulfil: Regenerate our souls, O Lord! Or we shall ne'er perform thy will. 1 HYMN 2. Second Part. S. M. THE HE law of God is just, And he, that would escape the curse, 2 Not one vain thought must rise, In thought or word or deed, The curses of the law prevail, And rest upon his head, 4 I tremble and confess; O God! I am accurs'd; Guilty, I fall before thy face, And own thy sentence just. 5 But does the curse still rest 6 He hath fulfill'd the law; Hence doth my soul her comforts draw, 1 HYMN 2. Third Part. C. M. Conviction of sin by the law. LORD, how secure my conscience was, And felt no inward dread! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heav'n were firm and bright; But since the precept came With a convincing pow'r and light, 3 My guilt appear'd but small before, How perfect, holy, just, and pure, 4. Then felt my soul the heavy load, I had provok'd a dreadful God, HYMN 2. Fourth Part. C. M. VAIN are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built : Their hearts by nature are unclean, 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, And the whole race of Adam stand |