163 He that cometh to Me shall never

hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.-JOHN vi. 35.

ESUS, Thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men; From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again.

2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee Thou art good, To them that find Thee, All in all !

3 We taste Thee, O Thou Living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still; We drink of Thee, the Fountain-Head, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill.

4 Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,

Where'er our changeful lot is cast; Glad, when Thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold Thee fast.

50 Jesus, ever with us stay,

Make all our moments calm and bright, Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world Thy holy light. Bernard of Clairvaux, tr. Ray Palmer.

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There is a Friend that sticketh closer

than a brother.-PROV. xviii. 24.

THOU, my soul, forget no more

The Friend who all thy misery bore: Let every idol be forgot,

But, O my soul, forget Him not.

2 Jesus for thee a body takes,
Thy guilt assumes, thy fetters breaks,
Discharging all thy dreadful debt;
And canst thou e'er such love forget?
3 Renounce thy works and ways with grief,
And fly to this most sure relief;
Nor Him forget who left His throne,
And for thy life gave up His own.

4 Infinite truth and mercy shine

In Him, and He Himself is thine:
And canst thou, then, with sin beset,
Such charms, such matchless charms forget?

5 Ah! no; till life itself depart,

His name shall cheer and warm my heart;
And, lisping this, from earth I'll rise,
And join the chorus of the skies.
Ah! no; when all things else expire,
And perish in the general fire,
This name all others shall survive,
And through eternity shall live.

Krishnu Pal, tr. J. Marshman.

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Costly, free, and knows no end:
They who once His kindness prove,
Find it everlasting love.

2 Which of all our friends, to save us, Could, or would, have shed his blood? But the Saviour died to have us

Reconciled in Him to God:

This was boundless love indeed!
Jesus is a Friend in need.

mp 3 When He lived on earth abased, 'Friend of sinners' was His name; Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same:

Still He calls them brethren, friends,
And to all their wants attends.

mf 4 Could we bear from one another
What He daily bears from us?
Yet this glorions Friend and Brother
Loves us though we treat Him thus ;
Though for good we render ill,
He accounts us brethren still.

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Amen.

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JOIN wisdom, love, and power,

OIN all the glorious names

That ever mortals knew,

That angels ever bore;

All are too mean to speak His worth,

Too mean to set my Saviour forth.

Great Prophet of my God,

My tongue would bless Thy name: By Thee the joyful news

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The joyful news of sins forgiven,

Of our salvation came;

Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven.

Jesus, my great High Priest, Offered His blood and died; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside: His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne.

My Saviour and my Lord,

My Conqueror and my King!
Thy sceptre and Thy sword,
Thy reigning grace I sing:

Thine is the power: behold I sit
In willing bonds beneath Thy feet.