Purge the love of sin away! Jesus, now our hearts inspire With that pure love of Thine ; Kindle now the heav'nly fire, To brighten and refine; Purify our faith like gold; All the dross of sin remove ; Melt our spirits down and mould Into Thy perfect love! HYMN 109. For the Kingdom of Christ. LAMB of God, who bear'st away Let us thankfully embrace Thou Thy messengers hast sent, Know salvation in Thy name, Jesus roll away this stone! Good Physician, show Thy art! Make Thy healing virtue known; Let Thy dying love constrain Bring the pride of sinners down ; HYMN 110. For the fulness of the Spirit. COME, Thou all-inspiring Spirit, Now Thy blissful self impart. Sign our uncontested pardon : Wash us in th' atoning blood; Make our hearts a water'd garden ; Fill our spotless souls with God. If Thou gav'st th' enlarged desire, Now our panting souls inspire, Dwell within our hallow'd breast; Give us quietly to tarry, Fix'd to live, and die for Thee ! Wrestling on in mighty prayer, All Thou hast, and all Thou art ! HYMN 111. God's presence in light and darkness. MY GOD, the spring of all my joys, The glory of my brightest days, In darkest shades if He appear, He is my soul's bright morning star, And He my rising sun. The op'ning heav'ns around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shews His heart is mine, My soul would leave this heavy clay Fearless of hell, and ghastly death, HYMN 112. Hope in trouble. WHEN I can read my title clear I bid farewell to ev'ry fear, Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd, Let cares like a wild deluge come, There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heav'nly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. HYMN 113. Service of God, the only true pleasure. Till you can bid the ocean, When furious tempests roar, To find content in sin; Come, turn your thoughts to Jesus, From guilt and from distress : HYMN 114. Deceitfulness of sin. SIN has a thousand treach'rous arts, To practise on the mind; |