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5 Him thy deliv'rer thou shalt proves
Fear not the hellish route;

Then plead his power and trust his love,
And never, never doubt.

6 His purpose sov'reign grace,
To thee he'll bring about;

And thou in heaven shall see his face,
Then never, never doubt.

There thou on glory's blissful shore,
Triumphantly shall shout;

And his unchanging love adore,
And never more shall doubt.

L

HYMN 136. L. M.

The stony heart.

ORD hear a burd'ned sinner mourn,
Who gladly to thee would return;

Thy tender mercies O impart !

And take away this stony heart.

2 'Tis this hard heart which links me down,
Nor asks thy smiles, nor fears thy frown;
This cause of all my woe and smart,
Lord take away this stony heart,

3 'Tis this hard heart my gracious Lord,
Which scorns thy love and slights thy word;
Which tempts me from thee to depart,
Lord take away this stony heart.

4 Tis this hard heart whose bold reply,
Gives all the sacred truth the lie:
And would thy promises pervert,
Lord take away this stony heart.

5 'Tis this hard heart I feel within,
Which slights thy grace and cleaves to sin
Sure 'tis all hell the counter part,
Lord take away this stony heart.

6 'Tis this hard heart which dares withstand,
All the dread judgments of thy hand;
Which daily acts the rebel's part,
Lord take away this stony heart.

"Tis this hard heart which day by day,
Would shut my mouth nor let me pray;
Yea would from ev'ry duty start,
Lord take away this stony heart.

8 Sure the bless'd day will shortly come,
When this hard heart shall know its doom ;
When I no more shall sin retain,
Nor of a stony heart complain.

F

HYMN 137. L. M.

Meditation on the Lord's day morning.

AR from my soul, O sleep! retire;
Nor longer clog my thinking mind ::

To things immortal I aspire

Things of a noble, heavenly kind.

2 This is the day that Jesus bid Defiance to the conquer'd grave; He rose, a victor from the dead,

A glorious Saviour, strong to save.

3 He rose-a proof that we shall rise,`
And unto him, our head, ascend,
When heaven and earth, and sea and skies,
With the last hour of time shall end.

4 To day his hera Ids loud proclaim
Salvation to a re bel race;

Through the exalted Saviour's name,
Through his rich blood and righteousness..

5 To-day to Zion's hill we go,

With joyful hearts and willing feet;
And fain would leave the world below,
While we go up our God to meet..

6 To-day we join to supplicate
Jehovah at a throne of grace ;
We come before his mercy seat,
And wait the shinings of his face.

7 O Jesus! we shall meet in vain,
If thou thy quick'ning life withhold;
Our carnal hearts will still remain,

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Languid, indifferent and cold.

8 Thou source of light and life divine!
Give each a praying, waiting heart;
Let ev'ry thought, O Lord! be thine,
Bid all obtruding cares depart.

9 O give us each a sweet foretaste
Of that eternal Sabbath-day,
When nothing shall disturb our rest,
Or steal from thee our love away.

10 Hasten, and bring the period round,.
When all redeem'd with Jesus' blood,

In one assembly shall be found,

To praise the faithfulness of God.

JE

HYMN 138. C. M.

The victorious charms of eternal love.

my love supreme,

ESUS demands
And kindly asks my heart;
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My heart prepare and welcome him,
Bid all beside depart.

2 No seraph in the heav'nly groves,
With Jesus can compare:

He shines among a thousand loves,
The uncreated fair!

3 The charms of my redeemer's face,
Both white and ruddy are:
His priestly and his princely dress,
The mystic colors wear.

4 His natures! O how pure and white ! "Glorious in holiness !". How dazzling to immortal sight, The lustre of his dress!

5 But he acquired that ruddy hue
His robes their crimson stains,
When God's eternal justice drew,
And pierc'd him for my sins.

6 Still as a Lamb that's newly slain,
Appears the prince of peace;
Whose life flows out from every vein,
And dies the snowy fleece.

7 His bleeding wounds and scars possess Merits that never waste;

The riches of his righteousness,
Eternal ages last.

8 The mediator's glories join
With those of Deity;

Jehovah Jesus' charms combine-
Combine to conquer me!

9 O take my heart eternal love!

And there erect thy throne; To thee, let all its passions move, There centre, thou alone.

HYMN 139,

YOME away to the skies,
My beloved arise,

And rejoice in the day thou wast born
On this festival day,

Come exulting away,

And with singing to Zion return.

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Though our bodies continue below ::

The redeem'd of the Lord,

We remember his word,

And with singing to paradise go.

3 With singing we praise
The original grace,

By our heavenly father bestow'd :
Our being receive

From his bounty, and live

To the honor and glory of God.

4 For thy glory we are

Created to share,

Both the nature and kingdom divine ;

Created again,

That our souls may remain

In time and eternity thine.

5 With thanks we approve The design of thy love,

Which hath join'd us in Jesus's name; So united in heart,

That we never can part,

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