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2 The dying thief rejoic'd to see
That fountain in his day:
And there have I, as vile as he,
Wash'd all my sins away.

3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power,

Till all the ransom'd church of God
Be sav'd to sin no more.

4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die.

5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I'll sing thy power to save,

When this poor lisping stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave.

6 Lord, I believe thou hast prepar'd
(Unworthy though I be)

For me a blood-bought free reward,
A golden harp for me!

7 'Tis strung and tun'd for endless years,
And form'd by power divine,

To sound in God the Father's ears,
No other name but thine.

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L.M.-The evil Conscience purified by the Blood of Jesus.
Heb. ix. 13, 14.

1 BLEST be the Lamb whose blood was spilt,
To sprinkle conscience from its guilt,
To ease its pains, to calm its fears,
And purchase grace for future years.
2 Cleans'd by this all-atoning blood,
We join in free access to God,
The living God, before whose face
Sinners in vain shall seek a place.

3 Rouse thee, my soul, to serve him still, With cordial love, with active zeal; Serve him, like his own Son divine, Who made his life the price of thine. 4 Blest Jesus, introduc'd by thee, The Father's smiling face I see; And strengthen'd by thy grace alone, These grateful services are done. 5 Then must my debt from day to day Grow with each service that I pay; So grows my joy, dear Lord, to be

Thus more and more in debt to thee.

195.

L.M.-Justification.

1 JESUS, thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress:
'Midst flaming worlds in these array'd,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
2 Bold shall I stand in that great day;
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolv'd through these I am,
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.
3 When from the dust of death I rise,

To claim my mansion in the skies,
E'en then this shall be all my plea,
"Jesus hath liv'd, hath died for me."

196.

L.M.-Justification and Perseverance. Rom. viii. 33. 1 SAY, who shall God's elect condemn? "Tis Christ who for their ransom died; Rising, he intercedes for them,

And they in him are justified.

2 Not tribulation, nakedness,

The famine, peril, or the sword, Nor persecution or distress

Shall separate from Christ the Lord.

3 Nor life nor death, nor depth nor height,
Nor powers below, nor powers above,
Nor present things, nor things to come,
Can change his purposes of love.
4 His sovereign mercy knows no bounds,
His faithfulness shall still endure;
And those who on his word rely,
Shall find his truth for ever sure.

197.

C.M.-God's gracious method of adopting love. Jer. iii. 19. 1 AMAZING plan of sovereign love! And doth our God look down

On rebels, whom his wrath might doom
To perish at his frown?

2 Doth he project a wondrous scheme,
In such a way to save,

That justice, majesty, and grace,
May one joint triumph have?

3 One look the stubborn heart subdues,
And at his feet they fall;

They own their Father with delight,
And he receives them all.

4 Number'd amongst his dearest sons,
The pleasant land they share;
On earth secur'd by power divine,
Till crown'd with glory there.

5 Father, in thine embraces lodg'd,
Our heaven begun we feel,

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And wait the hour which thou shalt mark, Thy counsels to fulfil.

198.

S.M.-Christians begotten to God as the first-fruits of his creatures.

James i. 18.

NOW to that sovereign grace,
Whence all our comforts spring,

Let the whole new-begotten race
Their cheerful praises bring.

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His will first made the choice;
His word the change hath wrought;
In him our Father we rejoice,

Nor be the name forgot.

Lord, may this matchless love,
Which thy own children see,

Make us from all thy creatures prove,
As the first-fruits to thee.

Sacred to thee alone,

Be all these powers of mine,

Then in the noblest sense my own,

When most entirely thine.

199.

C.M.-A filial temper a proof of Adoption. Gal. iv. 6. 1 SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, Allow my humble claim;

Nor, while a worm would raise its head,
Disdain a Father's name.

2 My Father, God! how sweet the sound,
How tender and how dear!

Not all the melody of heaven
Could so delight the ear.

3 Come, Sacred Spirit, seal the name
On mine expanding heart,
And shew, that in Jehovah's grace
I share a filial part.

4 Cheer'd by a signal so divine,
Unwavering I believe:

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Thou know'st I Abba, Father, cry,

Nor can the sign deceive.

200.

S.M.-God bringing his people into the covenant under the rod.

Ezek xx. 37.

HOW gracious and how wise

Is our chastising God!

And O! how rich the blessings are,

Which blossom from his rod!

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He lifts it up on high

With pity in his heart,

That every stroke his children feel
May grace and peace impart.

Instructed thus they bow,

And own his sovereign sway;

They turn their erring footsteps back
To his forsaken way.

His covenant love they seek,

And seek the happy bands,

That closer still engage their hearts
To honour his commands.

Dear Father, we consent

To discipline divine,

And bless the pains that make our souls
Still more completely thine.

201.

L.M.-Afflictions sanctified by the Word.

1 O HOW I love thy holy word,
Thy gracious covenant, O Lord!
It guides me in the peaceful way,
I think upon it all the day.

2 What are the mines of shining wealth,
The strength of youth, the bloom of health!
What are all joys compar'd with those
Thine everlasting word bestows!

3 Long unafflicted, undismay'd,
In pleasure's path secure I stray'd;
Thou mad'st me feel thy chastening rod,
And straight I turn'd unto my God.

4 What though it pierc'd my fainting heart, I bless thine hand that caus'd the smart; It taught my tears awhile to flow,

But sav'd me from eternal wo.

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