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Must have God: no Joy without Him.

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C. M.

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"I was brought low, and He helped me."
PSALM CXVI.

1. I LOVE the Lord; he heard my cries, And pitied every groan:

Long as I live, when troubles rise,
I'll hasten to his throne.

2. I love the Lord; he bowed his ear,
And chased my grief away:
O let my heart no more despair,
While I have breath to pray!

3. The Lord beheld me sore distressed,
He bade my pains remove :
Return, my soul, to God, thy rest,

For thou hast known his love!

4. My God hath saved my soul from death,
And dried my falling tears;
Now to his praise I'll spend my breath,
And my remaining years.

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2. Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet,
Through this dark wilderness;
Thy hand conduct me near thy seat,
To dwell before thy face.

3. Were I in heaven without my God,
"T would be no joy to me;
And while this earth is my abode,
I long for none but thee.

4. What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint, God is my soul's eternal rock,

The strength of every saint.

5. Then, to draw near to thee, my God,
Shall be my sweet employ;

My tongue shall sound thy works abroad,
And tell the world my joy.

311.

"Filled with all the fullness of God."

1. O LORD, I would delight in thee,..
And on thy care depend;
To thee in every trouble flee,
My best, my only Friend.

2. When all created streams are dried,
Thy fullness is the same:
May I with this be satisfied,
And glory in thy name.

3. No good in creatures can be found, But what is found in thee;

I must have all things and abound,,
While God is God to me.

4. Oh, that I had a stronger faith,..
To look within the vail,

To credit what my Saviour saith,
Whose word can never fail.

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5. He who has made my heaven secure,
Will here all good provide:
While Christ is rich, can I be poor?
What can I want beside?

6. O Lord, I cast my care on thee;.
I triumph and adore:
Henceforth my great concern shall be
To love and please thee more.

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2. To thee I tell each rising grief,
For thou alone canst heal;
Thy word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel.

3. Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? And shall I seek in vain?

And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?

4. No: still the ear of sovereign grace.
Attends the mourner's prayer;
Oh, may I ever find access

To breathe my sorrows there! 5. Thy mercy-seat is Sopen still; Here let my soul retreat, With humble hope attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet.

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1. AUTHOR of good! to thee we turn: Thine ever-wakeful eye

Alone can all our wants discern-
Thy hand alone supply.

2. Oh, let thy love within us dwell,
Thy fear our footsteps guide;
That love shall vainer loves expel,
That fear all fears beside.

3. And since, by passion's force subdued,

Too oft with stubborn will
We blindly shun the latent good,
And grasp the specious ill;-

4. Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply:

The good we ask not, Father, grant;
The ill we ask, deny.

Victorious: Progressive.

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1. Soon as I heard my Father say,
"Ye children, seek my grace,"
My heart replied, without delay,
"I'll seek my Father's face."

"Wait, I say, on the Lord."
PSALM XXVII.

2. Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;
God of my life! I fly to thee
In each distressing day.

3. Should friends and kindred, near and
Leave me to want, or die, [dear,
My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.

4. My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believed
To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.

5. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up;

MELODY. C. M.

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1. OH, that the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still!

Oh, that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!

2. Oh, send thy Spirit down, to write
Thy law upon my heart;
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

3. Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

4. Make me to walk in thy commands-
'Tis a delightful road;

Nor let my head, nor heart nor hands Offend against my God.

American Melody.

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My dawning is begun;
He is my soul's sweet morning star,
And he my rising sun.

3. The opening heavens around me shine
With beams of sacred bliss,
While Jesus shows his heart is mine,
And whispers, I am his!

4. My soul would leave this heavy clay
At that transporting word,
Run up with joy the shining way,
T'embrace my dearest Lord.

5. Fearless of hell, and ghastly death,
I'd break through every foe;
The wings of love and arms of faith
Should bear me conqu'ror through.

319.

"More and More unto the Perfect Day."
PROV. iv. 18.

1. Oн, for a gracious growth, in faith,
In knowledge and in power!
A soul, whose life through toil and strife,
Moves onward hour by hour!

2. Where is the growing blessedness
Of those who love the Lord!
The ever new and clearer view
Of Jesus and his word!

3. Through hearts renewed, the new-born
In streams of rapture, flow; [joys,
But does my peace, each day, increase,
As rills, to rivers, grow?

4. O Holy Spirit, send thy grace
To rouse my sluggish soul!
With tireless pace, to run the racc,
Until I reach the goal!

5. Help me, with eager feet to climb
The straight, but upward way,
That like the morn, from purple dawn,
Grows bright to golden day!

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320.

Trust and Aspiration.

2. SAVIOUR, I cling to thee,

Thou victor in the strife;
Thy blood-paid ransom set me free,
My peace, my hope, my life.

3. Father, behold thy child;

Guide me, and guard from ill; In dangers thick, thro' deserts wild, Be my protector still.

4. Saviour, gird me with power

For thee the cross to bear;
Victorious in temptation's hour,
Safe from the secret snare.
5. Ancient of days, to thee

By love celestial drawn,
My soul thy majesty shall see,
And greet her glory's dawn.

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1. My God, my Life, my Love,
To thee, to thee I call;
I cannot live, if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.

2. To thee, and thee alone,

The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.

3 Not all the harps above

Can make a heavenly place,
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.

4. Nor earth, nor all the sky,

Can one delight afford-
No, not a drop of real joy-
Without thy presence, Lord.
5. Thou art the sea of love,

Where all my pleasures roll;
The circle where my passions move,
And center of my soul.

Watchfulness, Energy and Zeal.

LABAN. S. M.

L. MASON. 1830.

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323.

Perfect Peace in Christ.
ISAIAH XXVi.

1. THOU very present aid

In suff'ring and distress,

The soul which still on thee is stayed,

Is kept in perfect peace.

2. The soul, by faith reclined

On the Redeemer's breast,
'Mid raging storms exults to find
An everlasting rest.

3. Sorrow and fear are gone,

Whene'er thy face appears:
It stills the sighing orphan's moan,
And dries the widow's tears.

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1. My soul! be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise:
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.

2. Oh, watch, and fight and pray!
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,

And help divine implore. 3. Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down; Thy arduous work will not be done Till thou obtain thy crown.

4. Fight on, my soul, till death

Shall bring thee to thy God!
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath,
Up to his blest abode.

326.

Energy of Zeal. 2 PETER iii. 11, 12.

1. MAKE haste, O man,

to live,

For thou so soon must die:
Time hurries past thee like the breeze;
How swift its moments fly!

2. To breathe, and wake, and sleep,
To smile, to sigh, to grieve;
To move in idleness through earth-
This, this is not to live.

3. Make haste, O man, to do

Whatever must be done;
Thou hast no time to use in sloth,
Thy day will soon be gone.

4. Up, then, with speed, and work;
Fling ease and self away-
This is no time for thee to sleep-
Up, watch, and work and pray I

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