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The righteous Judge, at that great day,
Shall place it on my head.

4 Nor hath the King of grace decreed
This prize for me alone;

But all that love and long to see
Th' appearance of his Son.

5 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe
From ev'ry ill design;
And to his heav'nly kingdom take
This feeble soul of mine.

6 God is my everlasting aid,

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And hell shall rage in vain ;
To him be highest glory paid,
And endless praise. Amen.

HYMN 131. C. M.

Funeral Hymn.-A voice from the tombs.

HARK! from the tombs a doleful sound;
My ears attend the cry:

"Ye living men, come view the ground,
"Where you must shortly lie.

2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed,
"In spite of all your tow'rs!
"The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head
"Must lie as low as ours."

3 Great God! is this our certain doom?
And are we still secure?

Still walking downward to the tomb,
And yet prepare no more?

4 Grant us the pow'r of quick'ning grace,
To fit our souls to fly ;

Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
We'll rise above the sky.

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HYMN 132. C. M.

Funeral Consolations.

EAR what the voice from heav'n declares To those in Christ who die! "Releas'd from all their earthly cares, "They reign with him on high.

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2 Then, why lament departed friends,
Or shake at death's alarms!
Death's but the servant Jesus sends
To call us to his arms.

3 If sin be pardon'd, we're secure,
Death hath no sting beside :

The law gave sin its strength and pow'r ;
But Christ, our ransom, died!

4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd,
When in the grave he lay ;

And rising thence, their hopes he rais❜d
To everlasting day!

5 Then joyfully, while life we have,
To Christ, our life, we'll sing;
"Where is thy victory, O grave!
"And where, O death, thy sting!"
HYMN 133. 8s. L. M.

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The life of faith.

HE moment a sinner believes,
And trusts in his crucified Lord,
His pardon at once he receives,
Redemption in full thro' his blood.
2 The Christian is dead, yet he lives,
His life is with Christ, hid in God,
This life now, from Christ he derives,
And he lives by faith in his Lord,

3 Tho' thousands and thousands of foes
Against him in malice unite,

Their rage he thro' Christ can oppose,
Led forth by the spirit to fight.

4 The faith, that unites to the Lamb,
And brings such salvation as this,
Is more than mere fancy or name ;
The work of God's Spirit it is.
It says to the mountains " depart,"
That stand betwixt God and the soul;
It binds up the broken in heart,

The wounded in conscience makes whole. 6 Christ lives by his Spirit in them, Whose hearts are renewed by grace; And they, by their faith, live in him, A life of pure joy, love, and peace.

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HYMN 134. C. M.

The Walk of faith.

FOR a closer walk with God,
A calm and heav'nly frame;
And light to shine upon the road,
That leads me to the Lamb!
2 Where is the blessedness I knew,
When first I sought the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and his word?

3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd!
How sweet their memory still!

But now I find an aching void,
The world can never fill.

4 Return, O holy Dove, return,
Sweet messenger of rest!

I hate the sins, that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from my breast.

5 The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,

Help me to tear it from the throne,
And worship only thee.

6 So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So faith and light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
7 Faith purifies believers' hearts;
Faith always works by love;
Receives with joy what Christ imparts,
And longs for things above.

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HYMN 135. L. M.

The Conflicts of jaith.

ESUS, our soul's delightful choice,
In thee believing, we rejoice;

Yet still our joy is mix'd with grief,
While faith contends with unbelief.

2 Thy promises our hearts revive,
And keep our fainting hopes alive;
But guilt and fears, and sorrows rise,
And hide the promise from our eyes.
5 Do thou the languid spark inflame,
That we may conquer in thy name;
And let not sin and Satan boast,
While saints lie mourning in the dust.
4 Unequal to the conflict, Lord,

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Too weak to wield the shield or sword,
On thine almighty arm we fall;

Be thou our Jesus, and our all.

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HYMN 136, L. M.

The Trials of faith.

PRAYED the Lord, that I might grow
In faith, and love, and ev'ry grace;

Might more of his salvation know,
And seek more earnestly his face.

2 'Twas he, who taught me thus to pray,
And he, I trust, has answer'd prayer ;
But answer came in such a way,
As almost drove me to despair.
3 I hop'd that in some favour'd hour,
At once he'd grant me my request;
And by his love's constraining pow'r
Subdue my sins and give me rest.
4 Instead of this, he made me feel
The hidden evils of my
heart;

And let the angry pow'rs of hell,
Assault my soul in ev'ry part.

5 Yea more; with his own hand he seem'd

Intent to aggravate my woe;

Cross'd all the fair designs I schem'd, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6"Lord, why is this?" I trembling cried, "Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death! ""Tis in this way," the Lord replied, " I answer prayer for grace and faith: 7 "These inward trials I employ, "From self and pride to set thee free ; "And break thy schemes of earthly joy, "That thou mayest seek thine all in me." HYMN 137. L. M.

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The Triumph of faith.

WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn ?
'Tis God that justifies their souls;

And mercy like a mighty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.

2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell?
'Tis Christ that suffer'd in their stead:
And the salvation to fulfil,

Behold him rising from the dead.

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