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Shall anthems of immortal praise,
O Lamb of God, be thine!

160

"Leaving us an Example."

1 LORD, as to thy dear cross we flee, And plead to be forgiven,

So let thy life our pattern be,

And form our souls for heaven.

2 Help us, through good report and ill,
Our daily cross to bear;

Like thee, to do our Father's will,
Each other's griefs to share.

3 Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine,

And kindness in our bosoms dwell,

As free and true as thine.

4 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven;

O, may we tread the pilgrim's life,
And follow thee to heaven.

161

C. M.

"I will Follow Thee."

8s & 7s.

1 JESUS, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow thee,

Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be:

Perish every fond ambition,

All I've sought, or hoped, or known;
Yet how rich is my condition,

God and heaven are still my own.

2 Let the world despise and leave me:
They have left my Saviour too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me,
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
And whilst thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends may scorn me,
Show thy face, and all is bright.

3 Go, then, earthly fame and treasure,
Come disaster, scorn, and pain,
In thy service pain is pleasure,
With thy favour loss is gain.
I have called thee Abba, Father,
I have set my heart on thee;
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather,
All must work for good to me.

4 Man may trouble and distress me,

"Twill but drive me to thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me,

Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.
O, 'tis not in grief to harm me,

While thy love is left to me:

O, 'twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with thee.
5 Soul, then know thy full salvation,
Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care:
Joy to find in every station,
Something still to do or bear.
Think what Spirit dwells within thee,
Think what Father's smiles are thine:
Think that Jesus died to save thee:
Child of heaven, can'st thou repine?

6 Haste thee on from grace to glory,

Armed by faith, and winged by prayer;
Heaven's eternal day's before thee,

God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thine earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

162

GRACES AND DUTIES.

Plenteous Redemption.

1 WHILE dead in trespasses I lie,
Thy quickening Spirit give;
Call me, thou Son of God, that I
May hear thy voice and live.

C. M.

2 I know in thee all fulness dwells,

And all for wretched man: Fill every want my spirit feels, And break off every chain.

3 If thou impart thyself to me,
No other good I need:

If thou, the Son, shalt make me free,
I shall be free indeed.

4 I can not rest till in thy blood
I full redemption have:

But thou through whom I come to God,
Can'st to the utmost save.

5 From sin, the guilt, the power, the pain,
Thou wilt redeem my soul:

Lord I believe, and not in vain;
My faith shall make me whole.

6 I too with thee shall walk in white;
With all thy saints, shall prove

What is the length and breadth and height
And depth, of perfect love.

163

The Unfailing Plea.

1 GREAT God, when I approach thy throne,

And all thy glory see;

This is my stay, and this alone,

That Jesus died for me.

C. M.

2 How can a soul condemned to die, Escape the just decree?

Helpless, and full of sin am I,

But Jesus died for me.

3 Burdened with sin's oppressive chain,
O how can I get free?

No peace can all my efforts gain,
But Jesus died for me.

4 My anxious heart no joy could cheer,
On life's tempestuous sea;

Did not this truth relieve my fear,
That Jesus died for me.

5 And Lord, when I behold thy face,
This must be all my plea;
Save me by thy almighty grace,
For Jesus died for me.

164

"The Lord, our Righteousness."

1 My Saviour, when thy law demands
Full satisfaction at my hands,

Faith points to thine atonement made,
And pleads thy full obedience paid.

2 O God, thou art my righteousness,
A robe of light, a spotless dress;
Thyself, my title to thy love,
And to my heritage above.

L. M.

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