Paths of sin and sorrow trod, Peace and com- fort no where found.
1. O, HOW soft that bed must be,
Made in sickness, Lord, by Thee;
And that rest, how calm, how sweet,
Where Jesus and the sufferer meet.
2. It was the good Physician now,
Soothed thy cheek, and chafed thy brow,
Whispering, as He raised thy head-
"It is I, be not afraid."
3. God of glory. God of grace,
Hear from heaven, Thy dwelling-place;
Hear, in merev, and forgive,
Bid Thy child believe and live.
4. Bless me, and I shall be blest, Soothe me, and I shall have rest; Fix my heart, my hopes, above; Love me, Lord, for Thou art love.
1. HEARKEN Lord, to my complaints,
For my soul within me faints;
Thee, far off, I call to mind,
In the land I left behind,
Where the streams of Jordan flow,
Where the hights of Hermon glow.
2. Tempest-tost, my failing bark Founders on the ocean dark; Deep to deep around me calls, With the rush of waterfalls, While I plunge to lower caves, Overwhelmed by all Thy waves.
3. Once the morning's carliest light
Brought Thy mercy to my sight,
And my wakeful song was heard,
Later than the evening bird;
Hast Thou all my prayers forgot?
Dost Thou scorn, or hear them not?
4. Why, my soul, art thou perplex'd?
Why with faithless troubles vex'd?
Hope in God, whose saving name
Thou shalt joyfully proclaim,
When His countenance shall shine
Through the clouds that darken thine.
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1. IN the hour of my distress,
When temptations me oppress,
And when I my sins confess—
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
2. When I lie within my bed,
Sick in heart, and sick in head,
And with doubts disquicted—
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
3. When the house doth sigh and weep,
And the world is drowned in sleep,
Yet mine eyes the watch do keep-
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
4. When the tempter me pursueth,
With the sins of all my youth,
And condemns me with untruth-
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
5. When the flames and hellish cries, Fright mine ears, and fright mine eyes, And all terrors me surprise
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
6. When the judgment is reveal'd,
And that opened, which was scal'd,
When to Thee I have appeal'd-
Then, sweet Spirit, comfort me.
1. CENTER of our hopes Thou art;
End of our enlarged desires,
Stamp Thine image on our heart,
Fill us now with heavenly fires;
Joined to Thee by love divine,
Seal our souls for ever Thine.
2. All our works in Thee be wrought-
Leveled at one common aim;
Every word and every thought
Purge in the refining flame;
Lead us through the paths of peace,
On to perfect holiness.
3. Let us altogether rise,
To Thy glorious life restored;
Here regain our Paradise,
Here prepare to meet our Lord;
Here enjoy the earnest given;
Travel hand in hand to heaven.
2. "I delivered thee when bound,
And when bleeding, healed thy wound:
Sought thee wandering, set thee right,
Turned thy darkness into light.
3. "Can a woman's tender care
Cease towards the child she bare?
Yes, she may forgetful be,
Yet will I remember thee.
4. " Mine is an unchanging love,
Higher than the heights above;
Deeper than the depths beneath-
Free and faithful-strong as death.
5. Thou shalt see My glory soon,
When the work of grace is done;
Partner of My throne shalt be;
Say, poor sinner! lovest thou Me?"
6. Lord! it is my chief complaint,
That my love is weak and faint;
Yet I love Thee, and adore;-
Oh! for grace to love Thee more.
1. ABBA, Father, hear Thy child,
Late in Jesus reconciled;
Ifear, and all the graces shower,
All the joy, and peace, and power;
All my Saviour asks above,
All the life and heaven of love.
2. Heavenly Father, Life divine, Change my nature into Thine;
Move and spread throughout my soul, Actuate and fill the whole: Lord, I will not let Thee go Till the blessing Thou bestow. 3. Holy Ghost, no more delay; Come, and in Thy temple stay: Now Thine inward witness bear, Strong, and permanent, and clear: Spring of life, Thyself impart; Rise eternal in my heart.
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1. BLESSED are the sons of God;
They are bought with Jesus' blood;
They are ransomed from the grave;
Life eternal they shall have:
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
2. They are justified by grace,
They enjoy the Saviour's peace;
All their sins are washed away;
They shall stand in God's great day :
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
3. They are lights upon the earth,—
Children of a heavenly birth,-
One with God, with Jesus one;
Glory is in them begun :
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
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1. Come, ye dis con. solate, where'er you languish, Come, at the shrine of God
fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish,
1. When the spark of life is waning, Weep not for me; When the languid eye is streaming, D. C. "Tis the fet-tered soul's releasing, Weep not for me!
Weep not for me; When the feeble pulse is ceasing, Start not at its swift decreasing,
1. WHEN the spark of life is waning, Weep not for me;
When the languid eye is streaming,
Weep not for me;
When the feeble pulse is ceasing,
Start not at its swift decreasing,
"T is the fettered soul's releasing-
Weep not for me!
2. When the pangs of death assail me, Weep not for me;
Christ is mine, He can not fail me-
Weep not for me:
Yet though sin and doubt endeavor
From His love my soul to sever,
Jesus is my strength for ever:
Weep not for me!
1. THERE's a Friend above all others, O how He loves!
His is love beyond a brother's,
O how He loves!
Earthly friends may fail and leave us,
This day kind, the next bereave us,
But this Friend will ne'er deceive us-
O how He loves!
2. Blessed Jesus!-would'st thou know Him? O how He loves!
Give thyself e'en this day to Him,
Is it sin that pains and grieves thee?
Doubts and trials do they tease thee?
Jesus can from all release thee,
O how Ile loves!
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