LORD, at thy feet we sinners lie,

And knock at mercy's door;
With heavy heart, and downeast eye,
Thy favour we implore.

2 Without thy grace, we sink oppress'd, Down to the gates of hell;

O give our troubled spirits rest,—
Our gloomy fears dispel.

3 'Tis mercy, mercy, now we plead;
Let thy compassion move;
Mercy, that led thee once to bleed,
In tenderness and love.

4 In mercy, now, for Jesus' sake,
O God, our sins forgive;

Thy grace our stubborn hearts can break, And, breaking, bid us live.

MERCY alone can meet my case; For mercy, Lord, I

cry:

Jesus, Redeemer, show thy face
In mercy, or I die :-

2 I perish, and my doom were just; But wilt thou leave me?-No:

I hold thee fast, my hope, my trust;
I will not let thee go.

3 Still sure to me thy promise stands,
And ever must abide :
Behold it written on thy hands,
And graven in thy side.

4 To this, this only will I cleave;
Thy word is all my plea;

That word is truth, and I believe :-
Have mercy, Lord. on me.

ATHER of Jesus Christ, my Lord,

F1 humbly seek thy face;

Encouraged by the Saviour's word
To ask thy pard'ning grace.

2 Ent'ring into my closet, I
The busy world exclude;
In secret prayer for mercy cry,
And groan to be renew'd.

3 Far from the paths of men, to thee I solemnly retire;

See, thou who dost in secret see,

And grant my heart's desire.

4 Fain would I all thy goodness feel,
And know my sins forgiven;
And do on earth thy perfect will,
As angels do in heaven.

262

GOULD.

souls distress'd,

937

THE

The land of rest.

HERE is an hour of peaceful rest,
To mourning wand'rers given;
There is a joy for souls distress'd,
A balm for every wounded breast,—
'Tis found above in heaven.

2 There is a home for weary souls
By sin and sorrow driven,

When toss'd on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise and ocean rolls,

And all is drear but heaven.

3 There faith lifts up the tearless eye,
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The evening shadows quickly fly,
And all serene in heaven.

4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, And joys supreme are given;

There rays divine disperse the gloom;
Beyond the confines of the tomb
Appears the dawn of heaven.

163

WITH

His sympathizing love.

ITH joy we meditate the grace
Of our High Priest above;
His heart is made of tenderness,
His bowels melt with love.

2 Touch'd with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sore temptations mean.
For he hath felt the same.

3 He, in the days of feeble flesh,
Pour'd out strong cries and tears,
And in his measure feels afresh
What every member bears.

4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame;

The bruised reed he never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest name.

5 Then let our humble faith address
His mercy and his power;
We shall obtain deliv'ring grace
In every trying hour.

368

I

WOULD be thine; O take my heart,
And fill it with thy love;

Thy sacred image, Lord, impart,

And seal it from above.

2 I would be thine; but while I strive To give myself away,

I feel rebellion still alive,

And wander while I pray.

3 I would be thine; but, Lord, I feel
Evil still lurks within :-
Do thou thy majesty reveal,
And overcome my sin.

4 I would be thine; I would embrace

The Saviour, and adore;

Inspire with faith, infuse thy grace,
And now my soul restore.

FAT

We live, and move, and breathe; One bright, celestial ray dart down,

And cheer thy sons beneath.

RANT me within thy courts a place,

Among thy saints a seat,

Forever to behold thy face,
And worship at thy feet:-

2 In thy pavilion to abide,
When storms of trouble blow,
And in thy tabernacle hide,"
Secure from every foe.

3 Seek ye my face;-without delay,
When thus I hear thee speak,
My heart would leap for joy, and say,---
Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

4 Then leave me not when griefs assail,
And earthly comforts flee;
When father, mother, kindred fail,
My God! remember me.

80-b.

18.5

Source of light and joy.

88-b.

98-a.

REAT Spirit, by whose mighty power U All creatures live and move,

On us thy benediction shower;
Inspire our souls with love.

2 Hail, Source of light! arise and shine, All gloom and doubt dispel;

Give peace and joy, for we are thine;
In us forever dwell.

3 From death to life our spirits raise,
And full redemption bring;

New tongues impart to speak the praise Of Christ, our God and King.

4 Thine inward witness bear, unknown To all the world beside;

With joy we then shall feel and own
Our Saviour glorified.

77-6.

811

The steward of the Lord.

ATHER, into thy hands alone I have my all restored: My all, thy property I own: The steward of the Lord.

2 Confiding wholly in thy love,
Through Jesus strength'ning me,
I wait thy faithfulness to prove,
And give back all to thee.

3 Determined all thy will to' obey,
Thy blessings I restore;
Give, Lord, or take thy gifts away,
I praise thee evermore.

82-0.

ENGLISH THEME.

265

sinner's prayer:

5 I would not to thy foe submit;

I hate the tyrant's chain;

Send forth the pris'ner from the pit,

Nor let me cry in vain.

6 Show me the blood that bought my peace, The cov'nant blood apply;

And all my griefs at once shall cease,
And all my sins shall die.

536 The refining fire of the Holy Spirit. 82-b.

JESUS, thine all-victorious love

Shed in my heart abroad:
Then shall my feet no longer rove,
Rooted and fix'd in God.

20 that in me the sacred fire
Might now begin to glow:
Burn up the dross of base desire,
And make the mountains flow.

8 O that it now from heaven might fall,
And all my sins consume:

Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call;
Spirit of burning, come.

117-a.

COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God in persons three;
Bring back the heavenly blessing lost
By all mankind and me.

2 Thy favour and thy nature too,
To me, to all restore;
Forgive, and after God renew,
And keep me evermore.

3 Eternal Sun of Righteousness,
Display thy beams divine,
And cause the glories of thy face
Upon my heart to shine.

4 Light, in thy light, O may I see,
Thy grace and mercy prove;
Revived, and cheer'd, and blest by thee,
The God of pard'ning love.

5 Lift up thy countenance serene,
And let thy happy child
Behold, without a cloud between,
The Godhead reconciled.

6 That all-comprising peace bestow
On me, through grace forgiven;
The joys of holiness below,
And then the joys of heaven.