3 Here let my constant feet abide; Thou art the true, the living way: Let thy good Spirit be my guide

To the bright realms of endless day. 4 The various forms that men devise, To shake my faith with treach'rous art, I scorn as vanity and lies,

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And bind thy gospel to my heart.

HYMN 299. L. M.

JESUS! and shall it ever be thee!

Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glory shines through endless days. 2 Asham'd of Jesus, that dear friend, On whom my hopes of heav'n depend! No; when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 3 Asham'd of Jesus! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tears to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 4 His institutions will I prize;

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Take up
the cross, the shame despise;
Dare to defend his noble cause,
And yield obedience to his laws.

HYMN 300. L. M.

Son whom my noblest hopes depend?

HALL I forsake that heav'nly Friend,

Forbid it, that my wand'ring heart From thee, my Saviour, should depart! 2 First let the wheels of life stand still, Ere I forget thy gracious will:

Ere I submit to guilty shame, And bring dishonour on thy name. 3 Faithful to thee, and to thy laws, With zeal I would maintain thy cause, The cause of truth and righteousness, 'Midst trial, suff'ring, and distress. 4 If e'er I am call'd t'encounter death For thee, may I resign my breath; And reap at last the bright reward, Which waits the servants of the Lord.

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HYMN 301. L. M.

HAT mean these jealousies and fears, As if my Lord were loth to save? Or lov'd to see us steep'd in tears,

And sink with sorrow to the grave?

2 Does he want slaves to grace his throne?
Or crush them with an iron rod?
Is he refresh'd to hear us groan?
Is he a tyrant, or a God?

3 Not all th' iniquities thou'st wrought
So much his tender bowels grieve,
As this unkind, injurious thought,-
That he's unwilling to forgive.

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HYMN 302. L. M.

HEN darkness long has veil'd mind,

my

Wand smiling day once more appears;

Then, my Creator! then I find

The folly of my doubts and fears.

2 Straight I upbraid my wand'ring heart, And blush that I should ever be

Thus prone to act so base a part,

Or harbour one hard thought of thee.

30 let me then be fully taught,

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What I am still so slow to learn,
That God is love, and changes not,
Nor knows the shadow of a turn.

HYMN 303. L. M.

ING to the Lord, who loud proclaims
Nis to tious and his saving names.

O may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2 Awake, our noblest pow'rs, to bless
The God of Abra’m—God of peace;
Now by a dearer title known,
Father and God of Christ his Son.
3 Through ev'ry age his gracious ear
Is open to his servant's pray'r;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That it hath sought its God in vain.
4 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,

While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his pow'r, his love the same?

5 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes,
And boldly through the desert tread;
For God will guard, where God shall lead.

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HYMN 304. C. M.

HAPPY the man, whose wishes c'imb

To mansions in the skies!

He looks on all the joys of time

With undesiring eyes.

2 In vain soft pleasure spreads her charms, And throws her silken chain;

And wealth and fame invite his arms,
And tempt his ear in vain.

3 He knows, that all these glitt' ring things
Must yield to sure decay;
And sees on time's extended wings
How swift they flee away!

4 To things unseen by mortal eyes,
A beam of sacred light

Directs his view; his prospects rise
All permanent and bright.

5 His hopes are fix'd on joys to come:
Those blissful scenes on high

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Shall flourish in immortal bloom,
When time and nature die.

HYMN 305. C. M.

Mand make their empty boast

ISTAKEN souls, that dream of heav'n

Of inward joys and sins forgiv'n,

While they are slaves to lust!

2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living pow'r unites
To Christ the living Head :-

3 A faith that changes all the heart;
A faith that works by love;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.

4 Faith must obey our Father's will,

As well as trust his

grace:

A pard'ning God requires us still
To perfect holiness.

XIX.

DUTIES OF PIETY.

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HYMN 306. L. M.

ETERNAL God, almighty cause

Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown! All things are subject to thy laws; All things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious being singly stands, Of all within itself possest; By none control'd in thy commands, And in thyself completely blest.

3 To thee alone ourselves we owe;

Let heav'n and earth due homage pay:
All other gods we disavow,

Deny their claims, renounce their sway.
4 In thee, O Lord, our hope shall rest,
Fountain of peace, and joy, and love!
Thy favour only makes us blest;
Without thee all would nothing prove.

5 Worship to thee alone belongs;

Worship to thee alone we give;
Thine be our hearts and thine our songs,
And to thy glory we would live.

6 Spread thy great name through heathen ¡ands; Their idol-deities dethrone;

Subdue the world to thy commands,
And reign as thou art, God alone.