2 Fear thou not, nor be asham'd, bist All thy sorrows soon shall end:

I who heav'n and earth have fram'd, 178 Am thy husband and thy friend: I the High and Holy One," Israel's God by all ador'd ; As thy Saviour will be known, Thy Redeemer and thy Lord, 3 For a moment I withdrew,

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And thy heart was fill'd with pain;
But my mercies I'll renew,

Thou shalt soon rejoice again!!
Tho' I seem to hide my face,
Very soon my wrath shall ceaser;

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Ending in eternal peace, man is am!

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81. Christ our great Mechisedec. 1 THOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb! We love to hear of thee; d). No music like thy charming name, 19 J Nor half so sweet can be bosduif. O may we ever hear thy voice, to uodT In mercy to us speaklar 391 viend And in our Priest we will rejoice, in 2 Thou great Melchisedec. of se 2 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay}}}T We'll sing our Jesus lovely name When all things else decay:

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When we appear in yonder cloud,
With all his favour'd throng;

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Then we will sing more sweet and loud,
And Christ shall be our song.

82. Christ our Righteousness. ESUS, thy blood and righteousness, My beauty are, my glorious dress;

'Midst flaming worlds, in these array'd, With joy may I lift up my head. I 2 When from the dust of death I rise, To claim my mansion in the skies; E'en then shall this be all my plea, "Jesus hath liv'd and dy'd for me." 3 Bold shall I stand in that great day; For who aught to my charge shall lay? Fully thro' these absolv'd I am

From sin and fear, from guilt and shame. 4 Thus Abraham the friend of God, Thus all the armies bought with blood, Saviour of sinners thee proclaim; Sinners, of whom the chief I am. 5 This spotless robe the same appears, When ruin'd nature sinks in years; No age can change its glorious hue,VI The grace of Christ is ever new.

6 O let the dead now hear thy voice,

Now bid thy banish'd ones rejoice, ad bon
Their beauty this, their glorious, dress,
Jesus the Lord our righteousness..

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Goodness of God.

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EHOVAH reigns, his throne is high,
His robes are light and majesty:
His glory shines with beams so bright, t
No mortal can sustain the sight.
2 His terrors keep the world in awe;,
His jastice guards his holy law; ?
His love reveals his smiling face;

His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Thro'

And his works his wisdom shines,

And baffles Satan's deep designs; A
His pow'r is sov'reign to fulfil

The noblest counsels of his will,

4 And will Jehovah condescend
To be my Father and my Friend! A

Then let my songs with angels join;
Heav'n is secure, if God be mine.

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ing look down from above; Assist us to sing thy mercy and love: So sweetly o'erflowing, so plenteous the store, Thou still art bestowing, and giving us more. ous 2 O God of our life, we hallow thy name';'" Our business and strife is thee to proclaim: Accept our thanksgiving for creating grace; The living, the living shall shew forth thy praise. 3 Our Father and Lord, almighty art thou; Preserv'd by thy word, we worship thee now : The bountiful donor of all we enjoy :

Our tongues to thine honour, and lives we'll employ. 4 But O! above all thy kindness we praise,

From sin and from thrall which saves a lost race; Thy Son thou hast given a wor a world to redeem, And bring us to heaven, whose trust is in him. 5 Wherefore of thy love we sing and rejoice, With angels above we lift up pour voice; Thy love each believer shall gladly adore, For ever and ever, when time is no more, agid a

$85. Desiring Perseverance.

1 FAIL, Alpha and Omega, hail!

Author of all our faith,

The finisher of all our hopes,

The truth, the life, the path.

2 Hail, first and last, the inorn ng star,
In whom we live and move:

Increase our little spark of faith,
And purify our love

30 let us go from strength to strength,
From grace to greater grace,

From one degree of faith to more,
Till we behold thy face.

86. Striving to praise Christy
LET us, the sheep by Jesus nam'd,
Our Shepherd's mercy bless;
Let us, whom Jesus hath redeem'd,
Shew forth our thankfulness.,

2 Not unto us, to thee alone,
Be praise and glory giv'n;

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But carry'd on in heav'n.

3 The hosts of spirits now with thee,
Eternal anthems sing;

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To imitate them here, lo! we „295 is and

Our hallelujahs bring.

4 Had we our tongues like them inspir'd,
Like theirs our songs should rise;

Like them we never should be tir'd,

But love the sacrifice.

5 Till we this veil of flesh lay down,
Accept our weaker lays

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And when, O Lord, we reach thy throne,
We'll join in nobler praise,

87. Privileges of God's Children. LESSED are the sons of God,

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They are bought with Christ's own blood;

They are ransom'd from the grave

Life eternal they shall have: a to ni 18
God did love them in his Son,

Long before the world begun;

With thein number'd may

Here, and in eternity!

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2 They the seal of this receive,

When on Jesus they believe;

They are justify'd by grace,ộng san

They enjoy a solid peace:

All their sins are wash'd away,
They shall stand in God's great day:
With them number'd may we be,
Here, and in eternity!

3 They produce the fruits of grace,
In the works of righteousness;
They are harmless, meek, and mild,
Holy, humble, undefil'd;

They are lights upon the earth,
Children of an heav'nly birth:
With them number'd may we be,
Here, and in eternity!-
4 Born of God, they hate all sin,
God's pure seed remains within;
They have fellowship with God,
Thro' the Mediator's blood;
One with God, with Jesus one,
Glory is in them begun':

With them number'd may we bé, ́i.
Here, and in eternity!

5 Tho' they suffer much on earth,
Strangers quite to this world's mirth;
Yet they have an inward joy,

Pleasures that can never cloy:

They alone are truly blest,

Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Christ:
With them number'd may we be,

Here, and in eternity!

88.

Christ's Atonement.

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IO COME, thou wounded Lamb of God! Come, wash us in thy cleansing blood;

Give us to know thy love, then pain

Is sweet, and life or death is gain.

2 Take our poor hearts, and let them be
For ever clos'd to all but thee;
Seal thou our breasts, and let us wear
That pledge of love for ever there.