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3 When guilt, and terror, pain, and grief, United rend the heart,

Here sinners meet divine relief,
And cool the raging smart.

4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heav'nly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.

5 O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight!

And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light:

6 Divine instructor, gracious Lord,
Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my SAVIOUR there!

SECTION SECOND.

CHARACTERS OF CHRIST.

31. Advocate. C. M.

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me,
be with me, where I am; that they may behold my
glory, which thou hast given me.- JOHN XVii. 24.
AWAKE, sweet gratitude! and sing
Th' ascended SAVIOUR'S love:
Sing how he lives to carry on
His people's cause above.

2 With cries and tears, be offered up
His humble suit below;
But with authority he asks,
Enthron'd in glory now.

3 For all that come to God by him,
Salvation he demands;

Points to their names upon

his breast,

And spreads his wounded hands.

4 His sweet atoning sacrifice

Gives sanction to his claim:
"Father, I will that all my saints.
"Be with me where I am."

Eternal life, at his request,

To every saint is given:
Safety below, and, after death,
The pleuitude of heaven.

32. All in all. C. M.

Christ is all, and in all.-COL. iii. 11.

COMPAR'D with CHRIST, in all beside
No comeliness I see;

The one thing needful, gracious Lord,
Is to be one with thee.

2 The knowledge of thy dying love
Into my soul convey:
Thyself bestow! for thee alone,
My all in all, I pray.

3 Less than thyself will not suffice
My comfort to restore:

More than thyself I cannot crave;
And thou canst give no more.

4 Lov'd of my GOD, for him again
With grateful love I'd burn:
Chosen of thee, e'er time began,
I'd choose thee in return.

5 Whate'er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign:

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I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss,
If thou, O God, art mine.

33. All in all. 78.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.-PSALM lii. 25.

JESU! meek, redeeming lamb,
Thine and only thine I am:

Take my body, spirit, soul;
Only thou possess the whole!

2 Thou my one thing needful be;
Let me ever cleave to thee,
Let me choose the better part,
Let me give thee all my heart.

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3 Fairer than the sons of men,
Do not let me turn again;
Leave the fountain-head of bliss,
Stoop to creature happiness!

4 Whom have I on earth below?
Quly thee I'd wish to know;
Whom have I in heav'n but thee?
Thou art all in all to me.

5 All my treasure is above,
All my riches is thy love.
Who the worth of love can tell?
Infinite! unsearchable !

34. All in all. 113th.

In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me upon a rock.-PSALM xxvii. 5.

WHY should I fear the darkest hour,
Or tremble at the tempest's pow'r?
JESUS Vouchsafes to be my tow'r.

2 Though hot the fight, why quit the field,
Why must I either flee or yield,
Since Jesus is my mighty shield?

3 When creature-comforts fade and die, Worldlings may weep,but why should I? JESUS still lives, and still is nigh.

4 Though all the flocks and herds were dead,

My soul a famine need not dread, For JESUS is my living bread. 5 I know not what may soon betide, Or how my wants shall be supplied; But JESUS knows, and will provide.

6 Though sin would fill me with distress, The throne of grace I dare address, For Jesus is my righteousness.

7 Though faint my pray'rs, and cold my love,

My steadfast hope shall not remove,
While Jesus intercedes above.

8 Against me earth and hell combine; But on my side is pow'r divine; JESUS is all, and he is mine.

35. All in all. P. M.

Looking unto Jesus.-HEBREWS xii. 2.

LAMB of GOD, we fall before thee,
Humbly trusting in thy cross:
That alone be all our glory

All things else we count but loss.

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