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HYMN 192. P. M.

TERNAL Spirit, source of light,
Enliv'ning, consecrating fire,
Descend, and with celestial heat,
Our dull, our frozen hearts inspire;
Our souls refine, our dross consume!
Come, condescending Spirit, come !
2. In our cold breasts O strike a spark
Of that pure flame which seraphs feel;
Nor let us wander in the dark,

Or lie benumb'd and stupid still.
Come, vivifying Spirit, come!

And make our hearts thy constant home,
3. Let pure devotion's fervours rise!
Let ev'ry pious passion glow!
O let the raptures of the skies
Kindle in our cold hearts below.
Come, purifying Spirit, come,

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And make our souls thy constant home!

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HYMN 193. s. M.

OD, who is just and kind,
Will those who err instruct,
And to the paths of righteousness
Their wand'ring steps conduct.
2. The humble soul he guides,
Teaches the meek his way;
Kindness and truth he shows to all,
Who him in truth obey.

3. Give me the tender heart,

That mixes fear with love;
And lead me thro' whatever path
Thy wisdom shall approve.

4. O ever keep my soul

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From error, shame, and guilt;
Nor suffer the fair hope to fail,
Which on thy truth is built.

HYMN 194. L. M.

PRAISE to the Lord of boundless might,
With uncreated glories bright!

His presence gilds the worlds above,
Th' unchanging source of life and love.
2. "Let there be light," Jehovah said;
And light o'er all the earth was spread.
Nature array'd in charms unknown,
Gay with its new-born lustre, shone.
3. He sees the mind, when lost it lies
In shades of ignorance and vice;
And darts from heav'n a vivid ray,
And changes midnight into day.
4. Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine
On this benighted heart of mine;
There be thy brighter beams reveal'd,
As in the Saviour's face beheld.

5. Thine image, on my soul impress'd,
In radiant lines shall stand confess'd;
While all my faculties unite

To praise the Lord who gives me light.

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HYMN 195. L. M.

URE the blest Comforter is nigh, "Tis he sustains my fainting heart; Else would my hope for ever die,

And ev'ry cheering ray depart.

2. 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? 3. What less than thine almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, My life, my treasure, and my trust? 4. And when my cheerful hope can say, "I love my God and taste his grace ;" Lord, is it not thy blissful ray,

Which brings this dawn of sacred peace 5. Let thy kind Spirit in my heart

For ever dwell, O God of love;
And light and heav'nly peace impart,
Sweet earnest of the joys above.

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HYMN 196. L. M.

AMIDST a world of hopes and fears,

A world of cares, and toils, and tears, Where foes alarm, and dangers threat, And pleasures kill, and glories cheat: 2. Send down, O Lord! a heav'nly ray To guide me in the doubtful way; And o'er me hold thy shield of pow'r, To guard me in the dang'rous hour. 3. Teach me the flatt'ring paths to shun, In which the thoughtless many run, Who for a shade the substance miss, And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 4. May never pleasure, wealth, or pride, Allure my wand'ring soul aside; But thro' this maze of mortal ill, Safe lead me to thy heav'nly hill. HYMN 197. L. M.

1. TEACH me, O teach me, Lord! thy way; That, to my life's remotest day,

By thy unerring precepts led,

My feet thy heav'nly paths may tread.
2. Inform'd by thee, with sacred awe
My heart shall meditate thy law;
And, with celestial wisdom fill'd,
To thee a pure obedience yield.
3. Give me to know thy will aright,
Thy will, my glory and delight;
That, rais'd above the world, my mind
In thee its highest good may find.
4. O turn from vanity mine eye
To me thy quick'ning strength supply;
And with thy promis'd mercy cheer
A heart devoted to thy fear.

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HYMN 198. c. M.

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. Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
3. Assist my soul, too apt to stray,
A stricter watch to keep;

And, should I e'er forget thy way,
Restore thy wand'ring sheep.

4. Make me to walk in thy commands;
'Tis a delightful road:

Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.

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THE SCRIPTURES.

HYMN 199. s. M.

1. BEHOLD! the morning sun
Begins his glorious way:
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2. But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light;

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3. How perfect is thy word!

And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.

4. My gracious God! how plain
Are thy directions giv❜n!
O may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heav'n!
HYMN 200. P. M.

1. I love the volumes of thy word:

What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest!

Thy precepts guide my doubtful way;
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray;

Thy promise leads my heart to rest.
2. From the discov'ries of thy law,
The perfect rules of life I draw;
These are my study and delight:
Not honey so invites the taste,
Nor gold that hath the furnace past
Appears so pleasing to the sight.

3. Thy threat'nings wake my slumb'ring eyes,
And warn me where my danger lies;
But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord,
That makes my guilty conscience clean,
Converts my soul, subdues my sin,

And gives a free, but large reward.
4. Who knows the errors of his thoughts?
My God! forgive my secret faults,
And from presumptuous sins restrain.
Accept my poor attempts of praise,
That I have read thy book of grace
And book of nature not in vain.

HYMN 201. s. M.

1. BEHOLD! the lofty sky

Declares its Maker God;
And all his starry works on high
Proclaim his pow'r abroad.

2. The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

3. Ye Christian lands rejoice;

Here he reveals his word:
We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.

4. His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.

5. His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit,

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