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4 Thy favour, all my journey through,
Thou art engag'd to grant;

What else I want, or think I do,
"Tis better still to want.

5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way,
Shall I resist them both?

A poor blind creature of a day,
And crush'd before the moth!

6 But ah! my inward spirit cries,
Still bind me to thy sway;

Else the next cloud that veils my skies,
Drives all these thoughts away.

05. Prayer for quickening Grace. (C. M.)

1 MY soul lies cleaving to the dust;
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Lord, give me life divine;

From vain desires, and ev'ry lust,
Turn off these eyes of mine.

2 I need the influence of thy grace,
To speed me in thy way;
Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.

3 When sore afflictions press me down,
I need thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Thy word that I have rested on,
Shall help my heaviest hours.

4 Are not thy mercies sov'reign still,
And thou a faithful God?

Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal,
To run the heav'nly road?

5 Does not my heart thy precepts love,
And long to see thy face?
And yet how slow my spirits move,
Without enliv'ning grace!

6 Then shall I love thy gospel more,
And ne'er forget thy word;

When I have felt its quick'ning pow'r,
To draw me near the Lord.

606. The Pilgrim's Prayer. Psalm xlviii. 14.

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(P. M.)

UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah!
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty,
Hold me with thy powerful hand :
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
and evermore.

Feed me now,

2 Open now the chrystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar,

Lead me all my journey through;
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be thou still my strength and shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Bear me through the swelling current,
Land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to thee.

307.

1 COM

Wrestling Jacob. (P. M.)

NOME, O thou traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see; My company before is gone,

And I am left alone with thee:
With thee all night I mean to stay,
And wrestle till the break of day.
2 In vain thou strugglest to get free,
I never will unloose my hold:

Art thou the man that died for me?
The secret of thy love unfold:
Wrestling, I will not let thee go,
Till I thy name, thy nature know.
3 Wilt thou not yet to me reveal
Thy new, unutterable name?
Tell me, I still beseech thee tell;
To know it now resolv'd I am :
Wrestling, I will not let thee go,
Till I thy name, thy nature know.

4 What though my shrinking flesh complain, And murmur to contend so long?

I rise superior to my pain;

When I am weak, then I am strong:
And when my all of strength shall fail,
I shall with thee, my Lord, prevail.

PAUSE.

5 Yield to me now, for I am weak;
But confident in self-despair!
Speak to my heart, in blessings speak;
Be conquer'd by my instant prayer:
Speak, or thou never hence shalt move,
And tell me if thy name be Love?

6 I know thee, Saviour, who thou art,
Jesus, the feeble sinner's Friend;
Nor wilt thou with the night depart,
But stay and love me to the end:
Thy mercies never shall remove;
Thy nature, and thy name is Love.
7 Contented now upon my thigh
I halt, till life's short journey end;
All helplessness, all weakness I,
On thee alone for strength depend:
Nor have I power. from thee to move;
Thy nature, and thy name is Love.
8 Lame as I am, I take the prey!
Hell, earth, and sin, with ease o'ercome!
I leap for joy, pursue my way,
And as a bounding hart fly home,
Through all eternity to prove
Thy nature, and thy name is love.

608. Ask what I shall give thee. 1 Kings iii. 5.

1 COM

(P. M.)

OME, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer:
He himself has bid thee pray,
Therefore will not say thee nay.
2 Thou art coming to a King,
Large petitions with thee bring;
For his grace and pow'r are such,
None can ever ask too much.

3 With my burden I begin :-
Lord, remove this load of sin!
Let thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.

4 Lord, I come to thee for rest,
Take possession of my breast!
There thy blood-bought right maintain,
And without a rival reign.

5 As the image in the glass,
Answers the beholder's face,
Thus unto my heart appear,
Print thine own resemblance here.
6 While I am a pilgrim here,
Let thy love my spirit cheer:
As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.

7 Show me what I have to do;
Ev'ry hour my strength renew:
Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die thy people's death.

309. Prayer for Contentment. (C.M.)

1 FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss,

Thy sov'reign will denies;

Accepted at thy throne of grace,
Let this petition rise:

2" Give me a calm and thankful heart,
"From every murmur free;
"The blessings of thy grace impart,
"And make me live to thee.

3" Let the sweet hope that thou art mine, "My life and death attend;

"Thy presence through my journey shine, "And crown my journey's end.

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