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HYMN 81.

DESIRING

PERSEVERANCE.

HAIL, Alpha and Omega, hail!
Author of all our faith,

The finifher of all our hopes,

The truth, the life, the path. 2 Hail, first and last, the morning-star, In whom we live and move; Increase our little spark of faith, And purify our love.

3 Let that belief which JESUS taught, Be treafur'd in our breaft;

The evidence of unfeen joys,

The fubftance of our reft.

4 Olet us go from ftrength to strength,
From grace to greater grace,
From one degree of faith to more,
Till we behold thy face.

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STRIVING TO PRAISE CHRIST.

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I ET us the fheep by JESUS nam'd,
Our Shepherd's mercy blefs;

Let us, whom JESUS hath redeem'd,
Shew forth our thankfulness.

Not unto us, to thee alone,

Be praise and glory giv'n';
Here fhall thy praifes be begun,
But carry'd on in heav'n.

3 The hofts of fpirits now with, thee,
Eternal anthems fing;
To imitate them here, lo! we
Our hallelujahs bring.

4 Had we our tongues like them infpir'd, Like theirs our fongs fhou'd rife; Like them we never fhou'd be tir'd, But love the facrifice.

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

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

HYMN 83.

RESTING UNDER THE CROSS..

CHILDREN

HILDREN of Ifrael, fee what fhade
The crofs does us afford

It was for weary trav'lers made;
We thank thee for it, LORD.

2 Here let us fit, and all prepare
To fing his worthy fame;
Who to redeem us fojourn'd here,
CHRIST JESUS is his name..

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3 We fing thy fuffrings, wounds and blood, The virtue of thy pain:

We fing thy griefs, thou dying God,
Thou Lamb for finners flain.

4 We hail thee, thou by Jews revil'd;
To thee we bow the knee;

Hail! very GOD, the promis'd child,
The prophets fang of thee.

5 While others praise an unknown GoD,
We each will fing of thee;
JESUS has wafh'd me in his blood,
And liv'd, and dy'd for me.

HYMN 84

PRIVILEGES OF GOD'S CHILDREN.

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LESSED are the fons of God,

They are bought with CHRIST's own blood;

They are ranfom'd from the grave,

Life eternal they shall have:
GOD did love them in his Son,
Long before the world begun,
With them number'd may we be,
Here, and in eternity!

2 They the feal of this receive,
When on JESUS they believe;
They are justify'd by grace,
They enjoy a folid

peace:

All their fins 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 fin,
GOD's pure feed 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 be,
Here, and in eternity!*

5 Tho' they fuffer 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 bleft,

Heirs of God, joint-heirs with CHRIST)
With them number'd may we be,
Here, and in eternity!

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HYMN 85.

Come, thou wounded Lamb of God! Come, wafh us in thy cleansing blood; Give us to know thy love, then pain Is fweet, 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.

3 How can it be, thou heav'nly King,
That thou fhou'd'st man to glory bring!
Make flaves the part'ners of thy throne,
And give them an immortal crown!
4 Ah, LORD! enlarge our scanty thought,
To know the wonders thou haft wrought;
Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell
Thy love immenfe, unfearchable.

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First-born of many brethren, thou; To thee both earth and heav'n must bow; Help us to thee our all to give, "Thine may we die, thine may we live !

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HYMN 86.

JESU, JESU, dearest LORD,
How wond'rous is thy love!

Thy patience, pity, tenderness,
Which I each moment prove!

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