264. Desiring a Closer Union with Christ. S.M.
That CHRIST may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of CHRIST, which passeth knowledge.-EPH. iii. 17
MY SAVIOUR, thou didst shed Thy precious blood for me;
Oh dwell within my worthless heart, And let me live to thee!
Thou callest me, though vile, To come to thee and live;
I therefore come, with all my sins, I know thou canst forgive.
JESU, my gracious Lord,
I long to see thy face;
To know thee more and more by faith, And daily grow in grace.
And when this life is o'er,
Oh may I dwell with thee,
Still worshipping the blessed Lamb, Who liv'd and died for me.
265 Desiring a Closer Walk with God. C.M.
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of?-GAL. iv. 15.
O FOR a closer walk with GOD, A calm and heav'nly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb!
2 Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of JESUS, and his word?
3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd! How sweet their mem'ry still! But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill.
4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast.
5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee.
6 So shall my walk be close with GOD, Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
266. Dreading Love to the Creature. C.M.
Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, LORD, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.-PSALM XXXIX. 6, 7.
HOW vain are all things here below! How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure hath its poison too ; And every sweet a snare.
2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flatt'ring light;
We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight.
3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wav'ring minds, And leave but half for GOD!
4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense, Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence.
5 O LORD, command my heart away From all created good;
And thou thyself my portion be, My soul's eternal food.
267. Drawn by Love. 8-8-6.
Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ?-ACTS ix. 6.
LORD, thou hast won, at length I yield; My heart, by mighty grace compell'd, Surrenders all to thee;
Against thy terrors long I strove, But who can stand against thy love? Love conquers even me.
2 All that a wretch could do I tried, Thy patience scorn'd, thy pow'r defied, And trampled on thy laws: But mercy has my heart subdued, A bleeding SAVIOUR I have view'd, And seen my sins the cause.
3 [Now, since thou hast thy love reveal'd, And shown my soul a pardon seal'd, I can resist no more:
Could'st thou for such a sinner bleed? Can'st thou for such a rebel plead ? I wonder and adore.]
4 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, Come, take possession of thine own, For thou hast set me free; Releas'd from Satan's hard command, See all my powers waiting stand, To be employ'd by thee.
5 My will conform'd to thine would move; On thee my hope, desire, and love,
My hands, my eyes, my ears, my tongue, Have Satan's servants been too long, But now they shall be thine! 6 [And can I be the very same, Who lately durst blaspheme thy name, And on thy Gospel tread?
Surely each one who hears my case, Will praise thee, and confess thy grace Invincible indeed!]
268. Exhorted to Watch. 8-7-7. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.-1 THESS. v. 4. NOTHING know we of the season When the world shall pass away; But we know the saints have reason To expect a glorious day: When the SAVIOUR Will return, And his people cease to mourn. 2 0 what sacred joys await them! They shall see the SAVIOUR then: Those who now oppose and hate them, Never can oppose again : Brethren, let us think of this: All is ours, if we are his.
3 Waiting for our Lord's returning, Be it ours his word to keep; Let our lamps be always burning: Let us watch while others sleep: We're no longer of the night: We are children of the light.
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