7.

Dependence.-CowPER.

Alderbury 95. Bradley Church 118.

1 To keep the lamp alive,

2

3

With oil we fill the bowl;

"Tis water makes the willow thrive,
And grace that feeds the soul.
The Lord's unsparing hand
Supplies the living stream

;

It is not at our own command,
But still deriv'd from him.

In Jesus is our store,
Grace issues from his throne;

Whoever says,

"I want no more,'

Declares that he has none.

Acceptance through Christ.-ANONYMOUS. 8. Bradley Church 118. Alderbury 95. Margate 129.

1

GOD of Almighty love,

By whose sufficient grace

I raise my heart to things above,
And humbly seek thy face.

2 Thro' Jesus Christ the just
My faint desires receive;

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4

And let me in thy goodness trust,
And to thy glory live.

Whate'er I speak or do,

Thy glory be my aim:

My offerings shall be offer'd thro'

Thy ever-blessed name.

Jesus, my single eye

Be fix'd on thee alone;

My feeble mind do thou transform,
By me thy will be done.

Praise for early Mercies.-WATTS.

9.

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3

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Frome Woodlands 123. Bankfield 116.

THE

THE praises of my tongue
I offer to the Lord,

That I was taught and learnt so young
To read his holy word.

That I was brought to know

The danger I was in;

By nature and by practice too,
A willing slave to sin.

That I am led to see

I can do nothing well,

And whither shall a sinner flee,
To save himself from hell.

Dear Lord, this book of thine
Informs me where to go

For grace, to pardon all my sins,
And make me holy too.

The Believer's Wants and Wishes.—ANON.

10.

Isaiah 145. Salisbury 307. Petition 136.

i JES

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3

ESUS, my strength and hope,
On thee I cast my care:

With humble confidence look up,
And trust thou hear'st my pray❜r.
I rest upon thy word,

The promise is for me;

My succour and salvation, Lord,
Shall surely come from thee.
I want a heart to pray,

I want a godly fear;

I want thy guidance, lest I stray,
A guard when sin is near.

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11.

1

2

3

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12.

1

I want a holy zeal;

I want contentment with my lot,
Submission to thy will.

I want, I know not what
I want my wants to see,

I want-alas!-what want I not,
When thou art not with me?

Repentance.-C. WESLEY.
Sutton Colefield 139.

Shirland 304.

Sharon 137.

THAT I could repent!
With all my idols part;
And to thy gracious eye present
A humble contrite heart!
A heart with grief opprest,
For having grieved my God;
A troubled heart that cannot rest,
Till sprinkled by thy blood!
Jesus, on me bestow

The penitent desire;
With true sincerity of woe

My aching breast inspire.

With softening pity look,

And melt my hardness down;

Strike, with thy love's resistless stroke,
And break this heart of stone!

The shining Light.-CowPER.
Matthias 129. Orange 132. Salisbury 307.
Y former hopes are fled,
My terror now begins;

MY

I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.

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4

5

Ah, whither shall I fly?

I hear the thunder roar:

The law proclaims destruction nigh,
And vengeance at the door.
When I review my ways,

I dread impending doom;

But sure a friendly whisper says,
"Flee from the wrath to come."
I see, or think I see,

A glimmering from afar ;

A beam of day that shines for me,
To save me from despair.
Forerunners of the sun,
It marks the pilgrim's way:
I'll gaze upon it while I run,
And watch the rising day.

Hearing God's Call.-ANONYMOUS.

13.

Sharon 137.

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Matthias 130.

PART I.

Compassion 238.

THE Lord Jehovah calls,

Be every ear inclin'd;

May such a voice awake each heart,
And captivate the mind.

2 If He in thunder speaks,

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4

Earth trembles at his rod :
But milder accents here proclaim
The condescending God.
O harden not your hearts,
But hear his voice to-day:

Lest, ere to-morrow's earliest dawn,
He call your souls away.

Almighty God pronounce
The word of conquering grace;

13.

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So shall the flint dissolve to tears,
And scorners seek thy face.

An evil Heart.-ANONYMOUS.
Wirksworth 158. Stoke 207.

PART II.

ASTONISH'D and distress'd
I turn mine eyes within:
My heart with loads of guilt opprest,
The seat of every sin.

2 What crowds of evil thoughts,
What vile affections there!
Disgust, presumption, artful guile,
Pride, envy, slavish fear.
Almighty King of saints,
These tyrant lusts subdue;
Expel the darkness of my mind,
And all my powers renew.

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4 This done, my cheerful voice
Shall loud hosannahs raise;
My soul shall glow with gratitude,
My lips pronounce thy praise

14.

Improving Time.-ANONYMOUS.

Sutton Colefield 139. Hobbs 124.

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PART I.

TO-MORROW, Lord, is thine,
Lodg'd in thy sovereign hand;

And if its sun arise and shine,

It shines at thy command.

The present moment flies,

And bears our life away;

O make thy servants truly wise,
That they may live to-day.