4 O, do thou always warn,
My soul of evil near!
When to the right or left I turn,
Thy voice still let me hear:
5 "Come back! this is the way!
Come back! and walk therein!"
O, may I hearken and obey,
And shun the paths of sin!
HYMN 196. S. M. [152]
- THOU seest my feebleness,
Jesus, be thou my power,
My help and refuge in distress,
My fortress and my tower.
2 Give me to trust in thee;
Be thou my sure abode:
My horn, and rock and buckler be,
My Saviour and my God.
3 Myself I cannot save,
Myself I cannot keep;
But strength in thee I surely have Whose eyelids never sleep.
4 My soul to thee alone,
Now therefore I commend:
Thou, Jesus, love me as thine own,
And love me to the end!
HYMN 197. S. M. [153]
BID me of men beware,
And to my ways take heed;
Discern their every secret snare,
And circumspectly tread.
2 O, may I calmly wait
Thy succors from above!
And stand against their open hate, And well-dissembled love.
3 But above all, afraid
Of my own bosom foe,
Still let me seek to thee for aid,
To thee my weakness show.
4 Hang on thy arm alone,
With self-distrusting care,
And deeply in the Spirit groan,
The never-ceasing prayer.
HYMN 198. S. M. [153]
GIVE me a sober mind,
A quick discerning eye,
The first approach of sin to find,
And all occasions fly.
2 Still may I cleave to thee,
And never more depart,
But watch with godly jealousy,
Over my evil heart.
3 Thus may I pass my days
Of sojourning beneath,
And languish to conclude my race,
And render up my breath.
4 In humble love and fear,
Thine image to regain,
And see thee in the clouds appear,
And rise with thee to reign!
HYMN 199. L. M. [155]
PRAYER is appointed to convey
The blessings God designs to give;
Long as they live should Christians pray;
They learn to pray when first they live.
2 If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress,
If cares distract, or fears dismay;
If guilt deject; if sin distress;
In every case, still watch and pray.
3 Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak;
Tho' thought be broken, language lame,
Pray, if thou canst, or canst not speak:
But pray with faith in Jesus's name.
4 Depend on Him; thou canst not fail;
Make all thy wants and wishes known;
Fear not, his merits must prevail :
Ask but in faith, it shall be done.
HYMN 200. C. M. [155]
THOU, Lord, hast blest my going out,
O bless my coming in!
Compass my weakness round about,
And keep me safe from sin.
2 Still hide me in thy secret place,
Thy tabernacle spread;
Shelter me with preserving grace,
And screen my naked head.
3 0, that I never, never more,
Might from thy ways depart;
Here let me give my wand'rings o'er,
By giving thee my heart.
4 Fix my new heart on things above,
And then from earth release;
I ask not life, but let me love,
And lay me down in peace.
HYMN 201. L. P. M. [156]
OFT have we pass'd the guilty night,
In revelling and frantic mirth:
The creature was our sole delight,
Our happiness the things of earth;
But oh, suffice the season past!
We choose the better part at last.
2 We will not close our wakeful eyes,
We will not let our eyelids sleep;
But humbly lift them to the skies,
And all a solemn vigil keep;
So many nights on sin bestow'd,
Can we not watch one hour for God?
3 We can, O Jesus, for thy sake
Devote our every hour to thee
Speak but the word, our souls shall wake,
And sing with cheerful melody;
Thy praise shall our glad tongues employ,
And every heart shall dance for joy.
4 O, may we all triumphant rise,
With joy upon our heads return,
And far above these nether skies,
By thee on eagle's wing upborne,
Through all yon radiant circles move,
And gain the highest heaven of love.
MY soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
2 O watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
3 Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down;
The arduous work will not be done,
Till thou obtain thy crown.
4 Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee at thy parting breath,
Up to his blest abode.
HYMN 203. L. M. [462]
So let our lips and lives express,
The holy gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divine.
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad,
The honors of our Saviour-God;
When his salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the power of sin.
3 Our flesh and sense must be denied-
Passion and envy, lust and pride!
While justice, temperance, truth and love,
Our inward piety approve.
4 Religion bears our spirits up,
While we expect that blessed hope-
The bright appearance of the Lord-
And faith stands leaning on his word.
HYMN 204. C. M. [342]
JOIN, all ye ransom'd sons of grace,
The holy joy prolong,
And shout to the Redeemer's praise
A solemn midnight song.
2 Blessing, and thanks, and love and might, Be to our Jesus given,
Who turns our darkness into light,
Who turns our hell to heaven.
3 Thither our faithful souls he leads,
Thither he bids us rise
With crowns of joy upon our heads,
To meet him in the skies.
HYMN 205. C. M. [465]
AM I an Israelite indeed,
Without a false disguise?
Have I renounced my sins, and left
My refuges of lies?
2 Say, does my heart unchanged remain?
Or is it formed anew?
What is the rule by which I walk,
The object I pursue?
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