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2 Good-will to sinful men is shown,
And peace on earth is given ;
For, lo! the incarnate Saviour comes
With messages from heaven.

3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord, His rising beams adorn;

Let heav'n and earth in concert join, a Child is born.

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4 Glory to God in highest strains,
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaim'd
And by our lives display'd.

HYMN 11.

1 AND now, my soul, another year
Of thy short life is past;
Thou canst not long continue here,
And this may be thy last.

2 Awake, my soul, with utmost care,
Thy true condition learn;

What are thy hopes, how sure, how fair
And what thy great concern?

3. Now a new scene of time begins,
Renew thy course for heav'n;
Seek pardon for thy former sins,
In Christ so freely given.

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4 Devoutly yield thyself to God,
And on his grace depend,

With zeal pursue the heav'nly road,
Nor doubt a happy end.

HYMN 12.

1 O GOD of Bethel! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed;
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led:

2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before Thy throne of grace:

God of our fathers! be the God
Of their succeeding race.

3 Through each perplexing path of life,
Our wand'ring footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.

4 O spread thy fost'ring wings around,
Till all our wand'rings cease;

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And at Thine ever-blest abode
Our souls arrive in peace.

Such blessings from Thy gracious hand
Our humble pray'rs implore;

And Thou the Lord shalt be our God
And portion evermore.

HYMN 13.

1 LIFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' insure the great reward; And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return.

2 Life is the hour that God hath giv'n
To 'scape from hell and fly to heaven,
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.

3 Then what my thoughts design to do,
My hands with all your might pursue,
Since no device, or work is found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.

4 There are no acts of pardon pass'd
In the cold grave to which we haste;
But darkness, death, and long despair
Reign in eternal silence there.

HYMN 14.

1 O GOD, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!

2 Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
And still shall endless love be shown,
To make their safety sure.

3 A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone;

Our lives soon vanish, as the night
Before the rising sun.

4 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for time to come,
Preserve us still while life shall last,
And bring us safely home.

HYMN 15.

1 GUIDE us, O thou great Jehovah;
Pilgrims through this barren land:
We are weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold us with Thy powerful hand.

2 Open Thou the crystal fountain,
Whence the living waters flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar

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Lead us all our journey through:

Feed us with the heavenly manna,
In this barren wilderness;
Be our sword, and shield, and banner;
Be the Lord our Righteousness.

When we tread the verge of Jordan
Bid our anxious fears subside :
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land us safe on Canaan's side.

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HYMN 16.

BESET with snares on every hand,
In life's uncertain path I stand;
Saviour divine! diffuse Thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.

2 Engage this roving, treach'rous heart, Great God! to choose the better part; To scorn the trifles of a day,

For joys that none can take away.

3 Then should the wildest storms arise,
And tempests mingle earth and skies,
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasure with me bear.

4 If Thou, my Saviour, still art nigh,
Cheerful I live, and cheerful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in Thee.

HYMN 17.

1 O THAT the Lord would guide my ways To keep His statutes still!

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do His will!

2 O send Thy Spirit down to write
Thy law upon my heart;

Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

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