THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.

HERE, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;

Here would I touch and handle things unseen; Here grasp with firmer hand the eternal grace, And all my weariness upon Thee lean.

Here would I feed upon the bread of God;

Here drink with Thee the royal wine of heaven;

Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.

This is the hour of banquet and of song,

This is the heavenly table spread for me;
Here let me feast, and, feasting, still prolong
The brief bright hour of fellowship with Thee.

Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear;

The feast, though not the love, is passed and gone. The bread and wine remove, but Thou art here,—

Nearer than ever, still my Shield and Sun.

THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.

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I have no help but thine; nor do I need
Another arm save thine to lean upon.
It is enough, my Lord, enough, indeed;
My strength is in thy might,-thy might alone.

I have no wisdom, save in Him who is
My wisdom and my teacher, both in one;
No wisdom can I lack while Thou art wise,
No teaching do I crave, save thine alone.

Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness;
Mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood;
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace,-
Thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord my God.

I know that deadly evils compass me,

Dark perils threaten, yet I would not fear, Nor poorly shrink, nor feebly turn to flee,— Thou, O my Christ, art buckler, sword, and spear.

But see, the Pillar-cloud is rising now,

And moving onward through the desert-night;

It beckons, and I follow, for I know

It leads me to the heritage of light.

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CHRIST OUR PEACE.

Feast after feast thus comes and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,

The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.

CHRIST OUR PEACE.

I THOUGHT Uрon my sins, and I was sad,

My soul was troubled sore and filled with pain; But then I thought on Jesus and was glad, My heavy grief was turned to joy again.

I thought upon the law, the fiery law,
Holy, and just, and good in its decree;

I looked to Jesus, and in Him I saw
That law fulfilled, its curse endured for me.

I thought I saw an angry frowning God

Sitting as Judge upon the great white throne; My soul was overwhelmed, then Jesus showed His gracious face, and all my dread was gone.

CHRIST OUR PEACE.

I saw my sad estate, condemned to die,

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Then terror seized my heart, and dark despair; But when to Calvary I turned my eye,

I saw the cross, and read forgiveness there.

I saw that I was lost, far gone astray,

No hope of safe return there seemed to be; But then I heard that Jesus was the way,

A new and living way prepared for me.

Then in that way, so free, so safe, so sure,
Sprinkled all o'er with reconciling blood,
Will I abide, and never wander more,

Walking along in fellowship with God.

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CHRIST OUR PEACE.

Feast after feast thus comes and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast abov
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and

CAEL

dwell;"

CHRIST OUR PEACE.

I THOUGHT upon my sins, and I was sad,
My soul was troubled sore and filled with
But then I thought on Jesus and was glad,
My heavy grief was turned to joy again.