2 See, Lord, the travail of thy soul Accomplish'd in the change of mine; And plunge me, every whit made whole, In all the depths of love divine.

3 On thee, O God, my soul is stay'd, And waits to prove thine utmost will, The promise by thy mercy made,

Thou canst, thou wilt, in me fulfil. 4 No more I stagger at thy power,

Or doubt thy truth, which cannot move: Hasten the long-expected hour,

And bless me with thy perfect love.

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Thy will be done.

THIS is thy will, I know,

That I should holy be;

Should let my sins this moment go,

This moment turn to thee.

2 O might I now embrace
Thine all-sufficient power,

And never more to sin give place,
And never grieve thee more.

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The good pleasure of his will.
KNOW that my Redeemer lives,
And ever prays for me:

A token of his love he gives,-
A pledge of liberty.

2 I find him lifting up my head;
He brings salvation near;
His presence makes me free indeed,
And he will soon appear.

3 He wills that I should holy be!
What can withstand his will?
The counsel of his grace in me
He surely shall fulfil.

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C. M.

4 Jesus, I hang upon thy word;
I steadfastly believe

Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord,
And to thyself receive.

5 When God is mine, and I am his,

Of paradise possess'd,

I taste unutterable bliss,

And everlasting rest.

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The believer's rest.

C. M.

ORD, I believe a rest remains
To all thy people known;

A rest where pure enjoyment reigns,
And thou art loved alone:

2 A rest where all our soul's desire
Is fix'd on things above;

Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,
Cast out by perfect love.

3 0 that I now the rest might know,
Believe, and enter in :

Now, Saviour, now the power bestow,
And let me cease from sin.

4 Remove this hardness from my heart; This unbelief remove:

To me the rest of faith impart,

The Sabbath of thy love.

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He saves his people from their sins.
AVIOUR from sin, I wait to prove
That Jesus is thy healing name;
To lose, when perfected in love,
Whate'er I have, or can, or am:
I stay me on thy faithful word,—
The servant shall be as his Lord,

2 Didst thou not in the flesh appear,

Sin to condemn, and man to save?
That perfect love might cast out fear?

That I thy mind in me might have?
In holiness show forth thy praise,
And serve thee all my happy days?

3 Didst thou not die that I might live
No longer to myself, but thee?
Might body, soul, and spirit give

To Him who gave himself for me? Come then, my Master and my God, Now take the purchase of thy blood.

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He is faithful that hath promised.
ESUS, the sinner's rest thou art,
From guilt, and fear, and pain;

While thou art absent from the heart
We look for rest in vain.

20 when wilt thou my Saviour be?
O when shall I be clean?
The true eternal Sabbath see,—
A perfect rest from sin?

3 The consolations of thy word
My soul have long upheld;
The faithful promise of the Lord
Shall surely be fulfill'd.

4 1 look to my incarnate God
Till he his work begin;

And wait till his redeeming blood
Shall cleanse me from all sin.

5 0 that I now the voice might hear
That speaks my sins forgiven;
Thy word is pass'd to give me here
The inward pledge of heaven.

C. M.

6 Thy blood shall over all prevail,

And sanctify the' unclean;

The grace that saves the soul from hell,
Will save from present sin.

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All things possible to the believer.

LL things are possible to him

That can in Jesus' name believe: Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme; Thy truth I lovingly receive;

I can, I do believe in thee,

All things are possible to me.

2 When thou the work of faith hast wrought, I here shall in thine image shine,

Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought.

Let men exclaim, and fiends repine,
They cannot break the firm decree,—
All things are possible to me.

3 All things are possible to God,-
To Christ, the power of God in man,-
To me, when I am all renew'd,-

When I in Christ am form'd again,
And witness, from all sin set free,-
All things are possible to me.

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Christ, the guide and counsellor.
ESUS, my truth, my way,
My sure, unerring light,
On thee my feeble steps I stay,
Which thou wilt guide aright.

2 My wisdom and my guide,
My counsellor thou art;
O never let me leave thy side,
Or from thy paths depart.

S. M

3 I lift mine eyes to thee,
Thou gracious, bleeding Lamb,
That I may now enlighten'd be,
And never put to shame.
4 Never will I remove

Out of thy hands my cause;
But rest in thy redeeming love,
And hang upon thy cross.
5 O make me all like thee,
Before I hence remove;
Settle, confirm, and 'stablish me,
And build me up in love.

6 Let me thy witness live,
When sin is all destroy'd;

And then my spotless soul receive,
And take me home to God.

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His blood cleanseth from all sin.

PRIS'NERS of hope, lift up your heads;

The day of liberty draws near; Jesus, who on the serpent treads, Shall soon in your behalf appear : The Lord will to his temple come; Prepare your hearts to make him room. 2 Ye all shall find, whom in his word Himself hath caused to put your trust, The Father of our dying Lord

Is ever to his promise just; Faithful, if we our sins confess, To cleanse from all unrighteousness. 30 ye of fearful hearts, be strong! Your downcast eyes and hands lift up!

Ye shall not be forgotten long;

Hope to the end, in Jesus hope! Tell him ye wait his grace to prove; And cannot fail, if God is love.