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4 Light, in thy light, O may I see, Thy grace and mercy prove!

Reviv'd, and cheer'd, and bless'd 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 reconcil'd.

6 That all-comprising peace bestow
On me, through grace forgiv'n;
The joys of holiness below,

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And then the joys of heaven!

Josiah.] HYMN 113. 7's & 6's.

ALMIGHTY God of Love,
Thy holy arm display:

Send me succour from above,
In this my evil day:

Arm my weakness with thy power,
Woman's Seed, appear within!
Be my safeguard and my tower,
Against the face of sin.

2 Could I of thy strength take hold,
And always feel thee near,
Confident, divinely bold,

My soul would scorn to fear:
Nothing should my firmness shock;
Though the gates of hell assail,
Were I built upon the Rock,
They never could prevail.

3 Rock of my salvation, haste,
Extend thy ample shade,
Let it over me be cast,

And screen my naked head;
Save me in the trying hour;
Thou my sure protection be;

Shelter me from Satan's power,
Till I am fix'd on thee.

4 Set upon thyself my feet,
And make me surely stand;
From temptation's rage and heat
Cover me with thy hand;
Let me in the cleft be plac'd;

Never from my fence remove;
In thine arms of love embrac'd,
Of everlasting love.

Shirland.] HYMN 114. S. M.

1 L And wait thy will to prove;

O, in thy hand I lay,

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My Potter, stamp on me, thy clay,
Thine only stamp of love:

Be this my whole desire,

I know that it is thine :
Then kindle in my soul a fire
Which shall for ever shine.

Thy gracious readiness

To save mankind assert;

Thine image, love, thy name impress,
Thy nature on my heart:
Father of mercies, hear!
Into my soul come down;

Let it throughout my life appear,

That I have Christ put on.

O plant in me thy mind!
O fix in me thy home!

So shall I cry to all mankind,
Come to the waters, come!
Jesus is full of grace,

To all his bowels move;
Behold in me, ye fallen race,
That God is only love.

Parvus.] HYMN 115. L. M.

GREAT God, indulge my humble claim,

Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest;

The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.

2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God!
And I am thine by sacred ties,

Thy son, thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands

Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 E'en life itself, without thy love, No lasting pleasure can afford; Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove, If I were banish'd from thee, Lord! 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,

While I have breath to pray or praise: This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days.

Alfreton.] HYMN 116. L. M.

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1 THOU, to whose all-searching sight,
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee,
O burst these bonds, and set it free!

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross;
Hallow each thought, let all within
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean.
3 If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my light, be thou my way;
No foes, no violence I fear,

No fraud, while thou, my God, art near.

4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of wo, Jesus, thy timely aid impart,

And raise my head, and cheer my heart.

5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untir'd, I follow thee;
O let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill!

6 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace.

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Bowrton.] HYMN 117. 10's & 11's.

OME, Lord, from above, the mountains

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remove,

O'erturn all that hinders the course of thy love; My bosom inspire, enkindle the fire,

And wrap my whole soul in the flames of desire.

2 I languish and pine for the comfort divine,
O when shall I say, my Beloved is mine?
I've chose the good part, my portion thou art:
O Love, let me find thee, O God, in my heart!

3 For this my heart sighs, nothing else can suffice;

How, Lord, can I purchase the pearl of great price?

It cannot be bought; thou know'st I have nought, Not an action, a word, or a truly good thought. 4 But I hear a voice say, without money you

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Receive it, whoever hath nothing to pay: Who on Jesus relies, without money or price, The pearl of forgiveness and holiness buys.

5 The blessing is free, so, Lord, let it be :
I yield that thy love should be given to me;
I freely receive what thou freely dost give,
And consent to thy love, in thine Eden to live.
6 The gift I embrace, the Giver I praise,
And ascribe my salvation to Jesus's grace;
It came from above, the foretaste I prove,
And I soon shall receive all thy fulness of love.
Ebor.] HYMN 118. C. M.

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EING of beings, God of love,

Thy all-sustaining power we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, wholly thine, we pant to be,
Our sacrifice receive;

Made, and preserv'd, and sav'd by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.

3 Heavenward our ev'ry wish aspires,
For all thy mercy's store;

The sole return thy love requires,
Is that we ask for more.

4 For more we ask, we open then

Our hearts to embrace thy will;
Turn, and beget us, Lord, again;
With all thy fulness fill.

5 Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love
Shed in our hearts abroad;
So shall we ever live and move,
And be with Christ in God.

St. Thomas.] HYMN 119. S. M.

1 JESUS, my Lord attend

Thy feeble creature's cry;

And show thyself the sinner's friend,
And set me up on high,

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