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Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the soul condemn'd to die.
7 Then will I teach the world thy ways;
Sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace;
I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood,
And they shall praise a pard'ning God.
8 Omay thy love inspire my tongue,
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my powers shalljoin to bless
The Lord, my strength and righteousness.
HYMN XXXIII.
PENITENTIAL.

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HYMN XXXV.
PENITENTIAL.

THAT my load of sin were gone!
O that I could at last submit,
At Jesus' feet to lay it down!
To lay my soul at Jesus' feet!
2 Rest for my soul I long to find

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Saviour of all, if mine thou art, Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free;

I cannot rest, till pure within,

Till I am wholly lost in thee.

4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God; Thy light and easy burden prove,

The cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood,
The labour of thy dying love.

5 I would; but thou must give the power;
My heart from every sin release;
Bring near, bring near the joyful hour,
And fill me with thy perfect peace.
6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer,
Nor let thy chariot wheels delay;
Appear in my poor heart, appear;
My God, my Saviour, come away!
HYMN XXXVI.

The Necessity of renewing Grace. HOW helpless guilty nature lies,

Unconscious of its load!

The heart unchanged can never rise
To happiness and God.

2 The will perverse, the passions blind,
In paths of ruin stray:

Reason debased can never find
The safe, the narrow way.

3 Can aught beneath a power divine
The stubborn will subdue?

'Tis thine, Almighty Saviour, thine
To form the heart anew.

4 'Tis thine the passions to recall,
And upwards bid them rise;
And make the scales of error fall
From reason's darken'd eyes.

5 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live!

A beam of heaven, a vital ray,

'Tis thine alone to give.

6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine!

Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine.

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Till in thy blissful courts above, reads.

We join th' angelic choir, bol vid

HYMN XXXIX.
Heavenly Joy on Earth.

COME, we that love the Lord,

And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.
2 The sorrow of the mind
Be banish'd from this place;
Religion never was design'd
To make our pleasures less.
3 Let those refuse to sing
That never knew our God,
But fav'rites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.
4 The God that rules on high,
And thunders when he please,
That rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas:

5 This awful God is ours,

Our Father and our love;

He shall send down his heavenly powers
To carry us above.

6 There shall we see his face,

And never, never sin;

There, from the rivers of his grace
Drink endless pleasures in.

7 Yes, and before we rise

To that immortal state,

The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.

8 The men of grace have found
Glory begun below:

Celestial fruits on earthly ground,
From faith and hope may grow.

9 The hill of Sion yields

A thousand sacred sweets,

Before we reach the heavenly fields,

Or walk the golden streets.

10 Then let our songs abound,

And every tear be dry;

We're marching through Immanuel's ground,

To fairer worlds on high.

HYMN XL.

Time and Eternity. 2 Cor. iv. 18.
TOW long shall earth's alluring toys
Detain our heart and eyes,

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Regardless of immortal joys,

And strangers to the skies!

2 These transient scenes will soon decay,
They fade upon the sight;

And quickly will their brightest day
Be lost in endless night.

3 Their brightest day, alas! how vain!
With conscious sighs we own;

While clouds of sorrow, care, and pain,
O'ershade the smiling noon.

4 O could our thoughts and wishes fly
Above these gloomy shades,

To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Which sorrow ne'er invades !
5 There joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,

In ever blooming prospects rise,
Unconscious of decay.

6 Lord, send a beam of light divine,
To guide our upward aim!
With one reviving touch of thine
Our languid hearts inflame.

7 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent wishes rise

To those bright scenes, where pleasures spring
Immortal in the skies.

HYMN XLI.

The Christian's Confidence.

WHEN I can read my title clear,

To mansions in the skies,

I'll bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.

2 Should earth against my soul engage,
And fiery darts be hurl'd,

Then I can smile at Satan's rage,
And face a frowning world."

3 Let cares like a wild deluge come,
Let storms of sorrow fall;

So I but safely reach my home,
My God, my heaven, my all:"

4 There I shall bathe my weary soul
In seas of heavenly rest,

And not a wave of trouble roll

Across my peaceful breast.

HYMN XLII.

INVITING.

Life the Day of Grace and Hope. Eccl. ix. 4-6. 10.
IFE is the time to serve the Lord,
L'Tis the time to the great reward;

And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.

2 Life is the hour that God hath given
To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven;
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
3 The living know that they must die;
But all the dead forgotten lie;

Their mem'ry and their sense is gone,
Alike unknowing and unknown.
4 Their hatred and their love is lost,
Their envy bury'd in the dust;

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