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103. L. M. Steele.
Life....John xiv. 19.

THEN sins and fears prevailing rise,
And fainting hope almost expires,
Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes-

To thee I breathe my soul's desires.
Art thou not mine, my living Lord?
And can my hope, my comfort die,
Fix'd on thy everlasting word-
That word which built the earth and skyt
If my immortal Saviour lives,
Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives ;
Here let me build, and rest secure.
4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell;
Immoveable the promise stands ;
Nor all the pow'rs of earth or hell
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.
5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose!
If Jesus is for ever mine,

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Not death itself, that last of foes,
Shall break a union so divine.

104. L. M. Hoskins. Light....Isaiah ix. 2....2 Cor. iv. 6.

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REAT Light of life, thou nature's Lord,
Bring light from darkness by thy word;

Shine in our hearts, in mercy shine,
To give the light of truth divine.

2 Light of our souls! thyself reveal;
Thy pow'r and presence let us feel;
And know and see the wond'rous things
Conceal'd from prophets priests, and kings.

3 In the dear face of Christ our God,
His righteousness and pard'ning blood,
May we behold our all in all,

And at his feet of

mercy fall.

4 There thy perfections shine most bright;
May we behold them with delight;
And see how justice, truth, and grace
Unite, and smile in Jesu's face.
5 Great son of righteousness! arise-
Open our long benighted eyes;
Shine, Jesus, shine from day to day,
'Till all that's dark be done away.

105. L. M. Medley.
Living Stone....1 Pet. ii. 4.

1 COME, happy souls, who know the Lord...

Who love and trust his sacred word;

With songs of praise address his throne,
And Jesus sing, the living stone.

2 Chosen of God, and precious too
Is he, in each believer's view:
Built upon him, and 'stablish'd here,
They all as living stones appear.

3 Here the great builder, God, will raise
A house, a temple, for his praise;
Here gospel sacrifices claim.

Acceptance, thro' the Saviour's name.
4 View the vast building....see it rise;
The work how strong, the plan how wise!
Beauty and grandeur all divine,
Throughout the whole resplendent shine.
15 Where'er I cast my eyes abroad,

I see the labors of a God;

And thro' the whole there's not a stone
But cost the builder's heart a groan.]

6 Soon shall the top-stone forth be brought,
To crown the work his love has wrought;
And to the praise of sov'reign grace,
Shall loud hosannas fill the place.

7 Jesus, I fly alone to thee;
A living stone O may I bẹ,

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With which thou wilt this building raise,
A glorious structure to thy praise.

106. L. M. Medley.

Loving-kindness....Isaiah lxiii. 7....Psalm Ixiii. 3.

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AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays,

And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruin'd by the fall, Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all; He sav'd me from my lost estate, His loving-kindness, O how great! 3 Tho' num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Tho' earth and hell my way oppose; He safely leads my soul along, His loving-kindness, O how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather'd thick and thunder'd loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving-kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart; But tho' I have him oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy valeSoon all my mortal pow'rs must fail; O may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death! 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day; And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies.

107. L. M. Kent.

This Man shall be the Peace, &c....Micah v. 5, 1 PEACE, by his cross, hath Jesus made, The church's everlasting head:

O'er hell and sin, hath vict'ry won,
And with a shout to glory gone.
2 Then why, dejected saint, dost thou
Thy sorrows nurse, thy head thus bow?
Eternal truth declares to thee

This glorious Man thy peace shall be. 3 When o'er thy head the billows roll, And shades of sin obscure thy soul; When thou canst no deliv'rance see, Yet still this Man thy peace shall be. 4 In tribulation's thorny maze,

Or on the mount of sov'reign grace,
Or in the fire, or thro' the sea,
This glorious Man thy peace shall be.
5 Yea, when thine eye of faith is dim,
Rest thou thy all alone on him:
And at his footstool bow the knee,
And Israel's God thy peace shall be.

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108. C. M. Cennick.
Melchisedec....Heb. v. 6.

HOU dear Redeemer....dying Lamb!
I love to hear of thee;

No music's like thy charming name,

Nor half so sweet can be.

2 O may I ever hear thy voice
In mercy to me speak;
And in my priest will I rejoice,
Thou great Melchisedec.

3 My Jesus shall be still my theme,
While on this earth I stay;
I'll sing my Jesu's lovely name,
When all things else decay.

4 When I appear in yonder cloud,
With all his favor'd throng;

Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,

And Christ shall be my song.

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Melchisedec....Gen. xiv. 18, 19....Heb. vii. 17. ING of Salem, bless my soul!

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King of righteousness and peace,
Let not thy sweet visits cease!
2 Come, refresh this soul of mine
With thy sacred bread and wine!
All thy love to me unfold,

Half of which cannot be told. 3 Hail! Melchisedec divine!

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Thou, great High-priest, shalt be mine;
All my pow'rs before thee fall-
Take not tithe, but take them all.

110. C. M. Beck's Col.

Messenger of the Covenant....Mal. iii. 1.
TESUS, commission'd from above,
Descends to men below;

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And shews from whence the springs of love
In endless currents flow.

2 He, whom the boundless heav'n adores,
Whom angels long to see,

Quitted with joy those blissful shores,
Ambassador to me!

[3 To me, a worm, a sinful clod,

A rebel all forlorn

A foe, a traitor to my God,
And of a traitor born;]

4 To me, who never sought his

grace,

Who mock'd his sacred word;
Who never knew or lov'd his face,
And all his will abhor'd ;

5 To me, who could not even praise,
When his kind heart I knew ;
But sought a thousand devious ways,
Rather than keep the true.

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