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6 My sin and nakedness I studied to disguise;

Spoke to my soul a flatt'ring peace, And righteous seem'd, and wise. 7 But now, my soul alarm'd

And brought into distress,Subdued is the strong man arm'd In his self-righteousness:

8 My mouth is stopp'd, and shame
Covers my guilty face;

I fall before th' atoning Lamb,
And ask renewing grace.

GRACES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

186.

Holiness.

C.M.

The law of the Spirit of life in CHRIST JESUS hath made me free from the law of sin and death.Rom. viii. 2.

JESU, Redeemer, SAVIOUR, Lord,
The weary sinner's friend:

Come to my help, pronounce the word,
Bid my corruptions end.

2 Thou canst o'ercome this heart of mine, Thou canst victorious prove;

For everlasting strength is thine,
And everlasting love.

3 Thy pow'rful Spirit can subdue Unconquerable sin;

Can cleanse my heart, and make it new, And write thy law within.

4 Bound down with twice ten thousand Yet let me hear thy call;

[ties, My soul in confidence shall rise, Shall rise and break through all.

5 Speak, and the deaf shall hear thy voice, The blind his sight receive,

The dumb in songs of praise rejoice,
The heart of stone believe.

6 The Ethiop then shall change his skin,
The dead shall feel thy pow'r;
The loathsome leper shall be clean,
. And I shall sin abhor.

187. Humility. 7—6—8.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.-MATTHEW Xi. 29.

LORD, I feel a carnal mind,
That hangs about me still,
Vainly though I strive to bind
My own rebellious will.
Is not haughtiness of heart

The gulph between my GoD and me?
Meek REDEEMER, now impart
Thine own humility.

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3

Fain would I my Lord
pursue,
Be all my SAVIOUR taught;
Do as JESUS bids me do,

And think as JESUS thought:

But 'tis thou must change my heart,
The perfect gift must come from thee;
Meek REDEEMER, now impart
Thine own humility.

Let thy Cross my will controul,
Conform me to my guide;
In thine image mould my soul,
And crucify my pride:

Give me, Lord, a contrite heart,
A heart that always looks to thee;
Meek REDEEMER, now impart
Thine own humility.

4 Tear

Tear away mine every boast,
My stubborn mind abase;
SAVIOUR! fix my only trust
In thy redeeming grace:
Give me a submissive heart,
From pride and self-dependence free;
Meek REDEEMER, now impart
Thine own humility!

188. Humility. 7s.

Be clothed with humility.-1 PETER V. 5.

LORD, if thou thy grace impart-
Poor in spirit, meek in heart,

I shall, as my Master, be
Clothed with humility.

2 From the time that thee I know,
Nothing would I seek below;
Aim at nothing great or high,
Lowly both in heart and eye.
3 Simple, teachable, and mild,
Chang'd into a little child;

Pleas'd with all the Lord provides;
Wean'd from all the world besides.
4 Father, fix my soul on thee;
Ev'ry evil let me flee;

Nothing want beneath-above,
Happy in thy precious love.

5 0! that all may seek, and find
Ev'ry good in JESUS join'd!
Him let Isr'el still adore ;
Trust him, praise him evermore!

189. Love. C.M.

And now abideth Faith, Hope, Charity, (or Love); these three; but the greatest of these is Charity. 1 COR.

xiii. 13.

HAPPY the heart where graces reign,
And love inspires the breast!
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the rest.

2 Without it, knowledge is in vain, And all in vain our fear;

Our stubborn sins will fight and reign,
If love be absent there.

3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet
In swift obedience move;
The devils know, and tremble too,
But Satan cannot love.

4 This is the grace, that lives and sings,
When faith and hope shall cease;
And this shall strike our joyful strings
In realms of endless peace.

5 When join'd to that harmonious throng,
That fills the choirs above,
Then shall we tune our golden harps,
And every note be love.

190. Patience. L.M.

Why art thou cast down, O my Soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.-PSALM xlii. 5.

BE still, my heart! these anxious cares
To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares:
They cast dishonour on thy Lord,
And contradict his gracious word.

2 Brought safely by his hand thus far,
Why wilt thou now give place to fear?
How canst thou want if he provide,
Or lose thy way with such a guide?

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