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HYMNS.

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

C. M.

Revelation welcomed.

HAIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Dispel the shades of night; Diffusing o'er the mental world, The healing beams of light. 2 Jesus, thy word, with friendly aid, Restores our wandering feet; Converts the sorrows of the mind To joys divinely sweet.

3 Oh! send thy light and truth abroad, In all their radiant blaze;

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And bid th' admiring world adore
The glories of thy grace.

C. M.

The Bible the Light of the World,
HOW precious is the book divine,
By inspiration given!

Bright as a lamp, its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.

2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,
In this dark vale of tears;

Life, light, and joy it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.

3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way;

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Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

C. M.

The Bible suited to the Wants of Mankind,
FATHER of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines!
Forever be thy name adored
For these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Riches, above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

3 Here springs of consolation rise,
To cheer the fainting mind;
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.

4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.

5 Oh! may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight,

And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord,
Be thou forever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

C. M.

OPPRESSED with guilt, and full of fears,
I come to thee, my Lord;

While not a ray of hope appears,
But in thy holy word,

2 The volume of my Father's grace
Does all my grief dispel:
Here I behold my Saviour's face,
And learn to do his will.

3 Here living water freely flows,
To cleanse me from my sin;
"Tis here the tree of knowledge grows,
Nor danger dwells therein.

4 Oh! may thy counsels, mighty God,
My roving feet command;
Nor I forsake the happy road,
That leads to thy right hand.

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S. M.

Deliverance from Sin implored.

I HEAR thy word with love,
And I would fain obey;
Lord, send thy Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.

2 Oh! who can ever find
The error of his ways?

Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.

3 Warn me of every sin;
Forgive my secret faults;

And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
4 While with my heart and tongue,
I spread thy praise abroad,

Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour, and
my God.

L. M.

Delight in the Scriptures.

NOW let my soul, eternal King!
To thee its grateful tribute bring:

My knee with humble homage bow; My tongue perform its solemn vow. 2 All nature sings thy boundless love, In worlds below-and worlds above: But in thy blessed word I trace Diviner wonders of thy grace. . 3 There what delightful truths I read! There I behold the Saviour bleed: His name salutes my listening ear, Revives my heart, and checks my fear. 4 There Jesus bids my sorrows cease, And gives my laboring conscience peace; Raises my grateful passions high, And points to mansions in the sky. 5 For love like this, oh! let my song, Through endless years, thy praise prolong; Let distant climes thy name adore, Till time and nature are no more.

S. M.

The Glory of God in his Works and in his Word. BEHOLD the morning sun

Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3 How perfect is thy word!

And all thy judgments just! Forever sure thy promise, Lord, And we securely trust.