465. T. 106.

O JESUS, could I always keep

My eye on thee, the living way,
I then, tho' once a wand'ring sheep
Should no more err, or run astray;
But wheresoe'er thou goest, I
Should follow thee, not asking why.
2 O that I never might, forget,
What thou hast suffer'd for my sake,
To save my soul, and make me meet
Once of thy glory to partake:
O might I oft in spirit see
How thou wast crucify'd for me.
3 But, gracious Lord, when I reflect
How oft I've turn'd my eye from thee;
How treated thee with cold neglect,

And listen'd to the enemy;
And yet to find thee still the same,
This fills my soul with humble shame.

4 Astonish'd at thy feet I fall,

Thy love exceeds my highest thought; Henceforth be thou my All in all,

467. T. 22.

LORD Jesus, my most faithful Friend,
Thy aid unto thy child extend
In each temptation's trying hour,
That sin may not thy grace o'erpow'r.
2 That spark enkindled in my heart
Remain unquench'd, tho' all the art
Of sin and Satan be combin'd
To make me leave my matchless Friend.
3 O let thy Spirit stay with me,
To
groan and speak my wants to thee;
Still let him show my ev'ry need,
And that in thee I'm help'd indeed.
4 Thy faithfulness I oft have prov'd,
In countless trials quite unmov'd;
Thy grace alone can me preserve,
When my frail, heart from thee would

swerve.

468. T. 14.

Thou who with blood my soul hast GRACIOUS Redeemer, Lamb of

bought:

May I henceforth more faithful prove,
And ne'er forget thy dying love.

God,

I thirst alone for thee,

I long t' enjoy thy saving grace,
And taste thy mercy free.

2 For mercy, mercy, Lord, I ask,
This is the total sum:
Mercy, good Lord, is all my suit,
O let thy mercy come!

3 Search me, O God,and know my heart,
Try me, and know each thought;
On me look down in mercy, Lord,

Whom thou with blood hast bought.
4 My faithless heart, O gracious Lord,
In ev'ry danger help afford,
Correct with gentle hand;

Alone I cannot stand.

5 Without thy favor while I live,
Life but a burden is;
Nought else can satisfaction give,
Experience shows me this,

6 Haste then, O Lord, to thee I pray:
Impart to me thy grace,
That when this life is fled away
In heav'n I may have place.

THE Lamb of God, who saves us
by his death,

Is made unto us holiness by faith;
None besides availeth, since our Creator
Became a man, assuming our frail nature
To ransom us.

2 To Jesus Christ is due eternal praise,
For our high calling in these gospel days;
What divine enjoyment & consolation
Dowe now gain from Jesus' incarnation
And bitter death!

3 If we in Jesus' saving name believe,
And pardon of our sins from him receive;
With his blood besprinkled, and cleans-
ed truly,

In soul and body we are render'd holy,
And have his mind.
4 And thus by faith we live,&yet not we,
But Christ lives in us so effectually,
That, by him renewed and actuated,
We are in him unto good works created,
And grow in grace.

481.* T. 126.

THIS yields true joy and pleasure
To Christ, when with one voice
His people in their measure
Exalt his sacrifice,

And praise him for the wounds which

he

Receiv'd for our redemption
Upon th' accursed tree.
2 Of his complete salvation

We witness here below,
And gladly make confession,
Resolv'd nought else to know.
God in his wisdom did ordain,

That lost, repenting sinners
His righteousness should gain.
3 No holiness availeth

With God, but this alone;
The Holy Spirtt sealeth

This truth, that in the Son
By faith we're freely justify'd,

And gain sanctification,
Because for us he dy❜d.

482.* T. 22.
JESUS, the church's Lord and Head!
O mightst thou o'er thy flock be glad,
Whom thou, while sinners, by thy blood
Hastransom'dand brought nigh to God.
2 Since thou our wretched, lost estate
In mercy didst commiserate,
And feeble flesh and blood assume,
To save us from the wrath to come;
3 We are, if we in thee believe
And from thy fulness grace receive,
Cleansed and sanctify'd by thee,
And serve thy name acceptably.

4 Renew'd in heart, we're then inclin'd
To live according to thy mind,
Can we do good-with cheerfulness
We do it, and give thee the praise.
5 Whatever honours thee our Lord,
What's called virtue in thy word,
Is honest, lovely, pure and just,
By faith in thee is then produc'd.
6 Preserve, O Lord, our garments pure,
Keep us from ev'ry harm secure ;
Our members render, thro' thy grace,
Blest instruments of righteousness.
7 May spirit, soul and body be
A pleasing sacrifice to thee;
Thy name we bear, our hearts thou
know'st

In thee alone we place our trust.

483.* T. 11.

PRAISE to Christ, the Son of God!
Who assum'd our flesh and blood,
Since he death for us endur'd,
And eternal life procur'd.

2 When we see our names enroll'd
'Mongst the sheep of Jesus' fold,
Wond'ring, we ourselves confess
Undeserving of such grace.

3 And when we explore the end, Why our Lord would condescend To assume humanity,

Us thereby to sanctify :

4 And reflect on all the pain, Which for us he did sustain,

On his labors, sorrows, cares,
On his tears, and fervent pray❜rs;
5 Poverty, and ev'ry want
To our nature incident,
Which he bore, and which for us
Are all meritorious ;

6 Then thro' his enabling grace,
We with joy can run our race,
While we him in mem❜ry bear,
Who was tempted as we are,
7 Yea, 'midst failings numberless,
We rejoice that we are his;
And if we his word obey,
Each of us may cleanse his way,
8 Tho' the outward mark and scar
Of the fall doth still appear,

Yet we're freed from sin's hard yoke,
Since our bonds and chains he broke.
9 Mighty God, we humbly pray:
Carry thy victorious sway
In the flesh to such a length,
That we gain thy godlike strength,
10. Grant that all of us may prove,
By obedience, faith, and love,
That our hearts to thee are giv'n,
That our treasure is in heav'n.

How

can a sinner here below
Be pleasing unto God?
By his own righteousness?-O no:
Alone thro' Jesus' blood.

2 If any thing in us appears
Unlike to Jesus' mind,
To own it with repenting tears
Ah, may we be inclin'd!

3 A child of God for ever pants
More like his Lord to be;
Tho' with conviction still he grants,
That none is good but HE.
4 Oft as in spirit Christ he views
This is his humble cry,
Which he continually renews
"As thou wast, O were I!"