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3 The gift unspeakable impart :
Command the light of faith to shine-
To shine in my dark, drooping heart-
And fill me with the life divine:
Now bid the new creation be;
O God, let there be faith in me!

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To God all things are possible.

C. M.

THAT thou wouldst the heavens rend, In majesty come down,Stretch out thine arm omnipotent,

And seize me for thine own.

2 Descend, and let thy lightnings burn
The stubble of thy foe;

My sins o'erturn, o'erturn, o'erturn,
And make the mountains flow.

3 Thou my impetuous spirit guide,
And curb my headstrong will;
Thou only canst drive back the tide,
And bid the sun stand still.

4 What though I cannot break my chain, Or e'er throw off my load;

The things impossible to men,

Are possible to God.

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Continued.-Urgent pleadings.

S there a thing too hard for thee,
Almighty Lord of all;

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C. M.

Whose threat'ning looks dry up the sea,
And make the mountains fall?

2 Who, who shall in thy presence stand, And match Omnipotence?

Ungrasp the hold of thy right hand,
Or pluck the sinner thence?

3 Sworn to destroy, let earth assail;
Nearer to save thou art;

Stronger than all the powers of hell,
And greater than my heart.
4 Lo! to the hills I lift mine eye;
Thy promised aid I claim :
Father of mercies, glorify

Thy fav'rite Jesus' name.
5 Salvation in that name is found,
Balm of my grief and care;
A medicine for every wound,-
All, all I want is there.

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The Redeemer's tears.

ID Christ o'er sinners weep,
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.
2 The Son of God in tears
The wond'ring angels see;
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul;
He shed those tears for thee.
3 He wept that we might weep;
Each sin demands a tear :
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

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JES

S. M.

12th P. M. 76, 76, 78, 76. Humility and contrition.

ESUS, let thy pitying eye
Call back a wand'ring sheep;

False to thee, like Peter, I

Would fain like Peter weep.
Let me be by grace restored;

On me be all long-suff'ring shown;
Turn, and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.

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WEARY

6th P. M. 6 lines 7s.

Fly to Jesus.

EARY souls, that wander wide From the central point of bliss: Turn to Jesus crucified;

Fly to those dear wounds of his : Sink into the purple flood;

Rise into the life of God.

2 Find in Christ the way of peace,
Peace unspeakable, unknown;
By his pain he gives you ease,
Life by his expiring groan :
Rise exalted by his fall;
Find in Christ your all in all.

3 O believe the record true,
God to you his Son hath given;
Ye may now be happy too,

Find on earth the life of heaven:
Live the life of heaven above,
All the life of glorious love.

4 This the universal bliss,
Bliss for every soul design'd;
God's original promise this,

God's great gift to all mankind:
Blest in Christ this moment be,
Blest to all eternity.

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COME

1st P. M. 6 lines 8s

Room for the guilty.

ME, O my guilty brethren, come, Groaning beneath your load of sin; His bleeding heart shall make you room; His open side shall take you in: He calls you now, invites you home: Come, O my guilty brethren, come.

2 For you the purple current flow'd, In pardons from his wounded side; Languish'd for you the Son of God;

For you the Prince of glory died. Believe, and all your sin's forgiven: Only believe, and yours is heaven.

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COME

35th P. M. 87, 87, 77

The healing Fountain.

NOME to Calvary's holy mountain,
Sinners ruin'd by the fall;

Here a pure and healing fountain
Flows for every thirsty soul,
In a full perpetual tide,
Open'd when the Saviour died.
2 Come, in sorrow and contrition,
Wounded, impotent, and blind;
Here the guilty, free remission,
Here the lost, a refuge, find.
Health, this fountain will restore;
He that drinks need thirst no more.
3 Come, ye dying, live forever;
'Tis a soul-reviving flood;
God is faithful; he will never

Break his cov'nant seal'd in blood;
Sign'd when our Redeemer died;
By the Spirit ratified.

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MY

S. M

Seek Him while he may be found.

son, know thou the Lord;
Thy father's God obey;

Seek his protecting care by night,
His guardian hand by day.

2 Call, while he may be found;
Seek him while he is near;

Serve him with all thy heart and mind, And worship him with fear.

3 If thou wilt seek his face,
His ear will hear thy cry;
Then shalt thou find his mercy sure,
His grace forever nigh.

4 But if thou leave thy God,

Nor choose the path to heaven; Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, And never be forgiven.

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L

C. M.

He justifieth the ungodly.
OVERS of pleasure more than God,
For you he suffer'd pain;

For you the Saviour spilt his blood:
And shall he bleed in vain ?

2 Sinners, his life for you he paid;
Your basest crimes he bore;
Your sins were all on Jesus laid,
That you might sin no more.
3 To earth the great Redeemer came,
That you might come to heaven;
Believe, believe in Jesus' name,
And all your sin's forgiven.

4 Believe in him who died for thee;
And, sure as he hath died,

Thy debt is paid, thy soul is free,
And thou art justified.

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The gospel feast.

L. M.

NOME, sinners, to the gospel feast;

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Let every soul be Jesus' guest:

Ye need not one be left behind,
For God hath bidden all mankind.

2 Sent by my Lord, on you I call;
The invitation is to all:-

Come all the world! come, sinner, thou! All things in Christ are ready now.

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