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3 The more thro' grace myself I know, The more inclin'd I am to bow

In faith beneath thy cross, To trust in thy atoning blood, And look to thee for ev'ry good, Yea, count all earthly gain but loss.

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THOU hidden Source of calm repose!

Thou all-sufficient love divine! My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am, for thou art mine: Thou art my fortress, strength, and tow'r,

My trust and portion evermore. 2 Jesus, my All in all thou art,

My rest in toil, my ease in pain, The balm to heal my broken heart,

In storms my peace, in loss my gain; My joy beneath the tyrant's frown, In shame my glory, and my crown. 3 In want, my plentiful supply,

In weakness, my almighty pow'r : In bonds, my perfect liberty,

My refuge in temptation's hour; My comfort 'midst all grief and thrall, My Life in death, my All in all.

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O THAT we could for ever sit
With Mary, at our Saviour's feet,

Our only care, delight and bliss,
Be this our happy choice!
Our joy, our heav'n on earth be this,
To hear the Bridegroom's cheering
voice.

2 O may his love our hearts inspire,
Nought else on earth may we desire,
Nought else in heav'n above;
Let earth and all its trifles
go,
Give us, O Lord! thy grace to know,
Give us to feel thy precious love.

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And ev'ry grief appeases; My ever faithful Friend, My Confident most true, On whom I can depend, In joy and sorrow too. 333.*

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O Christ, that we're thine own! That our names on the pages Are written, where the wages For thy soul's travail are put down!

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BE our comfort which ne'er faileth,
When any trial us assaileth,

Or when we're needlessly distrest;
Jesus, show on each occasion

That thou our strength art, and salvation,

Our shield, our hiding-place and rest:
O may we constantly

Look up by faith to thee,
Who redeem'd us,

And daily prove

That thou art love,

Till we shall be with thee above.

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XIX. Of the Happiness of Children of God.

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JESUS, my King, thy kind and gracious sceptre

Thy gracious looks so warm and melt my heart,

That fear and restlessness must soon depart.

Assuageth ev'ry grief that burdens me: 2 The gifts of Christ are so inestiWhen I, with all my heart, apply to thee, mable

Then thy peace-giving Spirit's my That all the world nought equal can Preceptor;

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What are the treasures which the Earth's greatest honors are, howe'er

worldlings hoard?

To comfort weary souls they are not able,

But Jesus can, and doth abundantly; All earthly joys will fail, but never he.

3 How highly blest, how happy is the spirit,

Which, weary of self-working, inly

mourns,

And unto him for aid and succor turns! The humble ev'ry good from him inherit,

He to the troubled soul imparteth ease, Restoring to the wounded conscience

peace.

4 That which the law could have imparted never

Is then produc'd alone by Jesus' grace; This is the source of genuine holiness, This changes and reforms our whole behavior;

From strength to strength, from grace to grace led on, We safe proceed, until our race is run.

O may I look to Christ without cessation!

Come visit me, thou Day-spring from on high,

That in thy light, the light I may espy, On grace depending as my sole foundation;

Confirm my faith, grant that no fault

in me

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they please us, [chaff: To this compar'd, but vain and empty Yea, what this world can never give, May, thro' the Shepherd's grace, each needy sheep receive.

2 Here is a pasture rich and neverfailing,

Here living waters in abundance flow; None can conceive the grace with them prevailing,

Who Jesus' Shepherd-voice obey and know;

He banisheth all fear and strife, And leads them gently on to everlasting life.

3 Whoe'er would spend his days in lasting pleasure,

Must come to Christ, and join his flock with speed;

Here is a feast prepar'd, rich beyond

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340.* T. 164. O DAYS of solid happiness, O antepast of heaven! When, in th'accepted time of grace, We know our sins forgiven, Cleans'd in the precious flood Of Christ's atoning blood, Enjoying in our hearts by faith The blessings purchas'd by his death.. 2 The peace of God then fills the soul, And heals the wounded spirit; The broken heart is then made whole, By virtue of his merit; Yea his sweet looks of Convey such happiness, That we, in his redeeming love, Anticipate the bliss above.

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3 But why do tears, grief and distress Sometimes allay our gladness,

And tho' we've tasted pard'ning grace, Still often cause us sadness?

Because we can't forget
Our former wretched state,
And that the
grace on us bestow'd
Cost Jesus ev'ry drop of blood.

4 When thus we contemplate the cost,

It fills us with amazement,
We take it prostrate in the dust,
With joy, yet deep abasement;
For all that we possess
Is undeserved grace,

By torments on the cross procur'd,
When he for rebels death endur'd.

5 How pleasant is our lot, yea good
And great beyond expression!
For, having cleans'd us by his blood,
He bears us with compassion,
Applies his healing pow'r,
To us each day and hour,
Yea, we in Him redemption have
In death itself and in the
grave.

6 And this at last our theme shall be,
When call'd to see our Saviour,
We join the glorious company,

Around his throne for ever;
Then we in highest strain

Shall praise the Lamb once slain,
Who hath redeem'd us by his blood,
And made us kings and priests to God.

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How blest am I,most gracious Saviour,

When filled with thy sacred love! With grief oppress'd, I seek thy favor,

And thy reviving bounty prove: The dismal clouds of night must vanish, When joys divine my heart replenish,

While I recline upon thy breast:
Ah, then I find on earth my heaven ;
Such comforts to all those are given,

Who seek in thee their peace and rest.
2. If my sin's burden would oppress me,
Or legal thunders me affright,
Or fear of death and hell distress me,
By faith to thee I take my flight:
In thee I always find protection
Gainst Satan's darts and sin's infection,
Thou art my Shield and Hiding-
place;

Tho' foes should join in combination,
Who shall condemn? Lord my Salvation,
My confidence is in thy grace.
3 If thou thro' thorny paths wilt lead me,
I'll simply trust in thee, O Lord;
The clouds at thy command must feed

me,

And rocks must drink to me afford:
In thy kind leadings acquiescing, [ing;
I'm sure to meet with nought but bless
If I have thee, it doth suffice:
I know that souls to bliss created,
Who shall to glory be translated,

Must humbled be before they rise.
4 Friend of my soul! O how contented
Am I, when leaning upon thee!
By sin I am no more tormented,

Since thou dost aid and comfort me.
O may the heart-reviving feeling
I have of thy most gracious dealing,
A foretaste yield of joys above.
I scorn, vain world, thy adulation,
For Jesus is my delectation,
And I'm an object of his love.

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JESUS, thou art reveal'd

And hast to me made manifest
To my poor heart, by faith,
Thy wounds, thy blood and death.
Thy name and cross alone
To me can comfort yield,
Since I thereby, as thy reward,

To God am reconcil'd.

2 My soul, tho' deeply bow'd,
Is cheered by thy grace,
Now I no more need toil and strive
In search of happiness;
But am assur'd that thou
Hast all my sins forgiv'n,
And by thy painful death for me
Procured life and heav'n.
3 Thou who didst love me first,

Teach me to trust in thee
Unshaken, till I thee above
Shall praise eternally:

Ev'n here thou art my song,
Thy grace doth richly claim
That thy church militant on earth
Give glory to thy name.

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Happiness beyond compare;
Since on him their hopes they build,
He is their Reward and Shield.

3 Tho' all earthly joys be fled,
If in him they trust indeed,
He will be their constant Friend,
And protect them to the end.
4 If to Jesus they appeal,
When their faith and courage fail,
He assures them of his love,
Doth their Strength in weakness prove.
5 They who simply to him cleave,
From his fulness grace receive;
And throughout their mortal days,
Their employment is his praise.

6 Jesus wipes away their tears,
And alleviates all their cares;
They in truth, with heart and voice,
Evermore in Christ rejoice.

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WITH grateful hearts we all declare,
That in Christ's congregation
We may substantial blessings share,
Since he is our Salvation;
And he requires of us, that we
Deeply abas'd before him,
Stir up each other heartily

To love, and to adore him.
2 The grace is great, unspeakable,
The privilege unbounded,
That we, altho' deserving hell,
By sin most deeply wounded,
Are by the virtue of Christ's death
From sin's pollution cleared,
And, cleaving unto him by faith,
Are one with him declared!

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Flow'd the atoning blood:
How safely rests a weary child
Who keeps thee, Lord, in view;
Let unbelief say what it will,

This is for ever true.

2 The more the Lamb of God we view,
The more we walk in light;
His gracious presence doth dispel
Sin's dark and dismal night:
The cheering beams which Christ theSun
Of righteousness displays,
Enkindle many a lifeless heart,
And love unfeigned raise.

3 Is there a thing that moves and breaks A heart as hard as stone,

That warms a heart as cold as ice?

'Tis Jesus' blood alone:
This precious balm can truly cheer
And heal the wounded soul;
What multitudes of broken hearts

This stream of life makes whole!

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