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COME, ye followers of the Lord,

In Jesu's service join,

Jesus gives the sacred word,

The ordinance divine;
Let us his command obey,

And ask and have whate'er we want;
Pray we, every moment pray,
And never, never faint.

2 Place no longer let us give

To the old Tempter's will; Never more our duty leave,

While Satan cries, "Be still;" Stand we in the ancient way, And here with God ourselves acquaint; Pray we, every moment pray,

And never, never faint.

3 Be it weariness and pain

To slothful flesh and blood, Yet we will the cross sustain, And bless the welcome load;

All our griefs to God display, And humbly pour out our complaint; Pray we, every moment pray, And never, never faint.

4 Let us patiently endure,
And still our wants declare;
All the promises are sure
To persevering prayer;
Till we see the perfect day,
And each wakes up
sinless saint,

Pray we, every moment pray,
And never, never faint.

5 Pray we on when all renewed,
And perfected in love,
Till we see the Saviour-God
Descending from above;

All his heavenly charms survey,
Beyond what angel minds can paint;
Pray we, every moment pray,
And never, never faint.

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HELP, Lord! the busy foe

Is as a flood come in!
Lift up a standard, and o'erthrow
The soul-distracting sin:
This sudden tide of care
Roll back, O God, from me,
Nor let the rapid current bear

My soul away from thee.

2 The praying Spirit breathe,
The watching power impart,
From all entanglements beneath
Call off my anxious heart;
My feeble mind sustain,
By worldly thoughts opprest;
Appear, and bid me turn again
To my eternal rest.

3 Swift to my rescue come,
Thy own this moment seize ;
Gather my wandering spirit home,
And keep in perfect peace:

1 SHEPHERD Divine, our wants relieve In this our evil day,

To all thy tempted followers give
The power to watch and pray.

2 Long as our fiery trials last,

Long as the cross we bear,
O let our souls on thee be cast
In never-ceasing prayer!

3 The Spirit of interceding grace
Give us in faith to claim;
To wrestle till we see thy face,
And know thy hidden name.

4 Till thou thy perfect love impart,
Till thou thyself bestow,
Be this the cry of every heart,
"I will not let thee go:

5 "I will not let thee go, unless

Thou tell thy name to me,
With all thy great salvation bless,
And make me all like thee:

6 "Then let me on the mountain-top
Behold thy open face,

Where faith in sight is swallowed up,
And prayer in endless praise."

2 "Let me alone, that all my wrath May rise the wicked to consume! While justice hears thy praying faith, It cannot seal the sinner's doom; My Son is in my servant's prayer, And Jesus forces me to spare.'

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O blessed word of gospel grace! Which now we for our Israel plead, A faithless and backsliding race,

Whom thou hast out of Egypt freed; O do not then in wrath chastise, Nor let thy whole displeasure rise! 4 Father, we ask in Jesu's name, In Jesu's power and spirit pray; Divert thy vengeful thunder's aim, O turn thy threatening wrath away! Our guilt and punishment remove, And magnify thy pardoning love. 5 Father, regard thy pleading Son { Accept his all-availing prayer, And send a peaceful answer down, In honour of our Spokesman there; Whose blood proclaims our sins for given,

And speaks thy rebels up to heaven,

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Luke xviii. 1-8. 299 thou hast bid us pray, JESUS, Pray always, and not faint; With the word a power convey

To utter our complaint;
Quiet shalt thou never know,
Till we from sin are fully freed;
O avenge us of our foe,

And bruise the Serpent's head!
2 We have now begun to cry,
And we will never end,
Till we find salvation nigh,

And grasp the sinner's friend;
Day and night we'll speak our woe,
With thee importunately plead,
O avenge us of our foe,

And bruise the Serpent's head?

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3 I want a godly fear,

A quick-discerning eye,

That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the Tempter fly;

A spirit still prepared,
And armed with jealous care,
For ever standing on its guard,

And watching unto prayer.

4 I want a heart to pray,

To pray and never cease, Never to murmur at thy stay, Or wish my sufferings less. This blessing, above all, Always to pray, I want, Out of the deep on thee to call, And never, never faint.

5 I want a true regard,

A single, steady aim, (Unmoved by threatening or reward) To thee and thy great name; A jealous, just concern For thine immortal praise; A pure desire that all may learn, And glorify thy grace.

6 I rest upon thy word;

The promise is for me;
My succour and salvation, Lord,
Shall surely come from thee;
But let me still abide,
Nor from my hope remove,
Till thou my patient spirit guide
Into thy perfect love.

4 Then infuse the teaching grace,

Spirit of truth and righteousness;
Knowledge, love divine, impart,
Life eternal, to my heart,

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AH, when shall I awake
From sin's soft-soothing power,

The slumber from my spirit shake,
And rise to fall no more!

Awake, no more to sleep,

But stand with constant care, Looking for God my soul to keep, And watching unto prayer!

2 O could I always pray,

And never, never faint,
But simply to my God display
My every care and want!

I know that thou wouldst give
More than I can request;
Thou still art ready to receive
My soul to perfect rest.

3 I feel thee willing, Lord,
A sinful world to save,
All may obey thy gracious word,
May peace and pardon have;
Not one of all the race
But may return to thee,

But at the throne of sovereign grace
May fall and weep, like me.

4 Here will I ever lie,

And tell thee all my care,
And, Father, Abba, Father, cry,
And pour a ceaseless prayer;
Till thou my sins subdue,
Till thou my sins destroy,
My spirit after God renew,

And fill with peace and joy.

5 Messiah, Prince of peace,
Into my soul bring in
Thy everlasting righteousness,
And make an end of sin.

4 Mercy who show shall mercy find; Thy pitiful and tender mind

Be, Lord, on me bestowed; So shall I still the blessing gain, And to eternal life retain

The mercy of my God.

5 Jesus, the crowning grace impart;
Bless me with purity of heart,

That, now beholding thee,
I soon may view thy open face,
On all thy glorious beauties gaze,
And God for ever see!

6 Not for my fault or folly's sake,
The name, or mode, or form, I take,
But for true holiness,

Let me be wronged, reviled, abhorred;
And thee, my sanctifying Lord,

In life and death confess.

7 Called to sustain the hallowed cross,
And suffer for thy righteous cause,
Pronounce me doubly blest;
And let thy glorious Spirit, Lord,
Assure me of my great reward,
In heaven's eternal rest.

SECTION IV.

FOR BELIEVERS WATCHING.

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GRACIOUS Redeemer, shake

This slumber from my soul ! Say to me now, "Awake, awake! And Christ shall make thee whole." Lay to thy mighty hand! Alarm me in this hour, And make me fully understand The thunder of thy power.

2 Give me on thee to call,

Always to watch and pray,
Lest I into temptation fall,

And cast my shield away;
For each assault prepared
And ready may I be,
For ever standing on my guard,
And looking up to thee.