3 Save me from pride, the plague repel;
Jesu, thy humble mind impart,
O let that mind within me dwell,
And give me lowliness of heart!

4 Enter thyself, and cast out sin;
More of thy purity bestow :

Touch me, and make the leper clean:
Wash me, and I am white as snow.

256. Desiring Holiness. s.M.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.-MAT. vi. 10.

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JESUS, my strength and hope,
On thee I cast my care;

With humble confidence look up,
And know thou hearest prayer.

I want a heart to pray;
Το pray and never cease:
Never to murmur at thy stay,
Or wish my sufferings less.

I want a godly fear,

A quick discerning eye;

That looks to thee when sin is near,

And sees the tempter fly.

I want a just concern

For thine immortal praise;

A pure desire that all may learn
And glorify thy grace.

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I want with all my heart
Thy pleasure to fulfil;

To know myself, and what thou art,
And what thy perfect will.

Thy promises how sweet!

I rest on these alone:

And trust thou wilt the work complete
Thou hast in me begun.

257. Desiring Holiness. L.M.

Search me, O GOD, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.— PSALM CXXXIx. 23, 24.

10 THOU to whose all-searching sight
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart! it pants for thee;
O burst these bonds, and set it free!

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross;
Nail my affections to thy cross:
Hallow each thought, that I like thee
My Lord, may pure and holy be.

3 While in the darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my light, be thou my way :
No foes, no violence, I'd fear,

Nor snare, while thou, my God, art near. 4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my head in waves of woe, Jesus thy timely aid impart,

To raise my head, and cheer my heart.

5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Fearless, untried, I'd follow thee:
O let thine hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill!

6 If rough and thorny be my way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil, and grief, and pain, shall cease,
Where all is rest, and joy, und peace.

258. Desiring Holiness. c.M.

Create in me a clean heart, O GOD; and renew a right spirit within me.-PSALM li. 10.

1 ON thee, O God of purity,
I wait for hallowing grace;
None without holiness shall see
The glories of thy face.

2 But, as for me, with humble fear
I will approach thy gate;
Tho' most unworthy to draw near,
Or in thy courts to wait:

3 Trusting to thy sufficient grace,
In Jesus freely giv'n,

I worship tow'rd thy holy place,
And lift mine eyes to heav'n.

4 Lead me in all thy righteous ways,
Nor suffer me to slide;

Make plain my path before my face;
My God, be thou my guide!

5 Jesus, if thou withdraw thy hand,
That moment sees me fall;

O may I ne'er on self depend,
But look to thee for all!

6 And still, when sin seems most subdu'd,
And most I feel thy grace,-
I'll fly for pardon to thy blood,
And plead thy righteousness.

259. Desiring Holiness. C.M.

Wherefore the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.-ROM. vii. 12.

1 HOLY and good I own thy law,
And all its precepts right;
The sinner's soul it fills with awe,
The saint's with pure delight.

2 Its holiness my heart desires,
My failings I bemoan;

But the perfection it requires
I find in Christ alone.

3 For this he liv'd, for this he died,
And took the curse away;
And thus the law he magnified,
And taught us to obey.

4 Jesus the holy law fulfill'd,
To be " our righteousness."
And we to him obedience yeild,
Who is our life and peace.

5 His bright example shows the way,
His grace the power imparts:
His love constrains us to obey,
His law is in our hearts.

260. Desiring Holiness. 7s. DOUble.

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.EZEK. XXXVI. 25, 26.

1 O My Lord, what must I do?
Only thou the way canst show;
Thou canst save me in this hour,
I have neither will nor pow'r:
God, if over all thou art,
Greater than the sinful heart,
Let thy pow'r on me be shown,
"Take away the heart of stone."

2 Take away my darling sin,
Make me willing to be clean;
Make me willing to receive
What thy goodness waits to give :
Teach me, Lord, with all to part,
Tear all idols from my heart;
Let thy pow'r on me be shewn,
Take away the heart of stone.