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The hidings of the Father's fuce.
ROM Calvary a cry was heard,—
A bitter and heart-rending cry;
My Saviour! every mournful word
Bespeaks thy soul's deep agony.
2 A horror of great darkness fell
On thee, thou spotless, holy One!
And all the swarming hosts of hell

Conspired to tempt God's only Son.

3 The scourge, the thorns, the deep disgrace,These thou couldst bear, nor once repine; But when Jehovah veil'd his face,

Unutterable pangs were thine.

4 Let the dumb world its silence break;
Let pealing anthems rend the sky;
Awake, my sluggish soul, awake!

He died, that we might never die.
5 Lord! on thy cross I fix mine eye;
If e'er I lose its strong control,
O, let that dying, piercing cry,
Melt and reclaim my wand'ring soul.

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E that pass by, behold the Man

The Lamb of God, for sinners slain,
Weeping to Calvary pursue.

2 To us our own Barabbas give,-
Away with him,-(they loudly cry :)
Away with him, not fit to live,—
The vile seducer crucify!

3 His sacred limbs they stretch, they tear; With nails they fasten to the wood; His sacred limbs, exposed and bare,

Or only covered with his blood.

4 Behold his temples, crown'd with thorn;
His bleeding hands, extended wide;
His streaming feet, transfix'd and torn;
The fountain gushing from his side!
5 0 thou dear suff'ring Son of God,
How doth thy heart to sinners move;
Sprinkle on us thy precious blood,
And melt us with thy dying love.

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me not off, almighty Lord, But use the rod, and not the sword; Unneeded pain thou canst not give, Nor without cause thy children grieve. 2 Though sorrow break this wretched heart. And pain the soul and body part,

O suffer not my soul to be
One moment separate from thee.
3 And now, in kind compassion, show
What means this providential blow;
That here I may thy mercy see,
And all the good design'd for me.

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The Publican's prayer.

2 By thy Spirit, Lord, reprove; All mine inmost sins reveal; Sins against thy light and love,

Let me see, and let me feel;
Sins that crucified my Lord,-
Spilt again thy precious blood.

3 Jesus, seek thy wand'ring sheep;
Make me restless to return;
Bid me look on thee, and weep,
Bitterly as Peter mourn:
Till I say, by grace restored,-
Now, thou know'st, I love thee, Lord.

4 Might I in thy sight appear

As the publican distress'd; Stand, not daring to draw near; Smite on my unworthy breast; Groan the sinner's only plea,God be merciful to me!

5 O remember me for good: Passing through the mortal vale, Show me the atoning blood:

When my strength and spirits fail, Give my fainting soul to see Jesus crucified for me.

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death.

THOU faithful God of love,
Gladly I thy promise plead;
Waiting for my last remove,-

Hast ning to the happy dead:
Lo! I cast on thee my care;
Breathe my latest breath in prayer.

2 Trusting in thy word alone,
I to thee my children leave:
Call my little ones thy own;

Give them all thy blessings, give: Keep them while on earth they breathe. Save their souls from endless death.

3 Whom I to thy grace commend,
Into thy embraces take;
Be her sure, immortal Friend,

Save her, for my Saviour's sake:
Free from sin, from sorrow free,
Let my widow trust in thee.
4 Father of the fatherless,

Husband of the widow, prove;
Me and mine persist to bless;

Tell me we shall meet above: Seal the promise on my heart; Bid me then in peace depart.

FATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost,

One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host,

Let thy will on earth be done; Praise by all to thee be given, Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 2 Vilest of the sinful race,

Lo! I answer to thy call:
Meanest vessel of thy grace,
Grace divinely free for all;
Lo! I come to do thy will,
All thy counsel to fulfil.

3 If so poor a worm as I
May to thy great glory live,
All my actions sanctify,

All my words and thoughts receive;
Claim me for thy service, claim
All I have, and all I am.

4 Take my soul and body's powers;
Take my mem'ry, mind, and will;
All my goods, and all my hours;
All I know, and all I feel;

All I think, or speak, or do;
Take my heart, but make it new.

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JESUS Christ, who stands between
Angry Heaven and guilty men,
Undertakes to buy our peace;
Gives the covenant of grace;
Ratifies and makes it good;
Signs and seals it with his blood.
2 Life his healing blood imparts,
Sprinkled in our peaceful hearts;
Abel's blood for vengeance cried ;
Jesus speaks us justified;

Speaks and calls for better things;
Makes us prophets, priests, and kings.

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OCK of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flow'd,
Be of sin the double cure,

Save from wrath and make me pure.
2 Could my tears forever flow,—
Could my zeal no languor know,-
These for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone:
In my hand no price I bring;
Simply to the cross I cling.

3 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
And behold thee on thy throne,-
Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.

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Fly to Jesus.

WEARY 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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2 Hear and save me, gracious Lord,
For my trust is in thy word;
Wash me from the stain of sin,
That thy peace may rule within;
May I know myself thy child,
Ransom'd, pardon'd, reconciled.
3 Thou art merciful to save;
Thou hast snatch'd me from the grave;
I would kiss the chast'ning rod,

O my Father and my God!
Only hide not now thy face,
God of all-sufficient grace.

4 Leave me not, my strength, my trust; O remember I am dust:

Leave me not again to stray;

Leave me not the tempter's prey:
Fix my heart on things above;
Make me happy in thy love.

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O. HOLDEN.

2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
Ye ransom'd from the fall,
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
And crown him Lord of all.

3 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall;
Go, spread your trophies at his feet,
And crown him Lord of all.

4 Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,

To him all majesty ascribe,
And crown him Lord of all.

5 O that with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet may fall;

We'll join the everlasting song,
And crown him Lord of all.

HOW great the wisdom, power, and grace,
Which in redemption shine;
The heavenly host with joy confess
The work is all divine.

2 Before his feet they cast their crowns,—
Those crowns which Jesus gave,-
And, with ten thousand thousand tongues,
Proclaim his power to save.

3 They tell the triumphs of his cross,
The suff'rings which he bore;

How low he stoop'd, how high he rose,

And rose to stoop no more.

4 With them let us our voices raise,

And still the song renew; Salvation well deserves the praise Of men and angels too.

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The Trinity.

AIL! holy, holy, holy Lord,
Whom one in three we know;

By all thy heavenly host adored,
By all thy Church below.

2 One undivided Trinity
With triumph we proclaim;
Thy universe is full of thee,

And speaks thy glorious name. 3 Thee, holy Father, we confess; Thee, holy Son, adore;

And thee, the Holy Ghost, we bless,
And worship evermore.

4 Hail! holy, holy, holy Lord,
Our heavenly song shall be;
Supreme, essential One, adored
In co-eternal Three!

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Morning: Self-consecration.

ONCE more, my soul, the rising day

Salutes thy waking eyes; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To Him that rules the skies.

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REAT God, to thee my evening song

Gr With gratitude I raise;

O let thy mercy tune my tongue,
And fill my heart with praise.

2 My days, unclouded as they pass,
And every fleeting hour,

Are monuments of wondrous grace,-
Of mercy, love, and power.

3 Thy love and power, celestial guard, Preserve me from all harm:

Can danger reach me while the Lord
Extends his mighty arm?

4 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close;
With sleep refresh my frame;
Safe in thy care may repose,
And wake to praise thy Name.

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Enlarge our hearts, unloose our tongues,
To praise the Saviour's name.

2 How great the riches of his grace!
He left his throne above,
And, swift to save our ruin'd race,
He flew on wings of love.

3 Now pardon, life, and joys divine,
In rich abundance flow,
For guilty rebels, dead in sin,

And doom'd to endless wo.

The' almighty Former of the skies
Stoop'd to our low abode;

While angels view'd with wond'ring eyes,
And hail'd the' incarnate God.

5 Renew our souls with heavenly strength,
That we may fully prove

The height, and depth, and breadth, and length Of such transcendent love.

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NTHRONED on high, Almighty Lord,
The Holy Ghost send down;

Fulfil in us thy faithful word,
And all thy mercies crown.

2 Though on our heads no tongues of fire
Their wondrous powers impart,
Grant, Saviour, what we more desire,-
Thy Spirit in our heart.

3 Spirit of life, and light, and love,
Thy heavenly influence give;
Quicken our souls, our guilt remove,
That we in Christ may live.

4 To our benighted minds reveal
The glories of his grace,
And bring us where no clouds conceal
The brightness of his face.

5 His love within us shed abroad,-
Life's ever-springing well;

Till God in us, and we in God,
In love eternal dwell.