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Dissolved by thy goodness I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I've found. mp 3 The door of thy mercy stands open all day,

To the poor and the needy, who knock by the way; No sinner shall ever a place be denied, [died. Who comes seeking mercy through Jesus that 4 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from hell; mf Its glories I'll sing, and its wonders I 'll tell:

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'Twas Jesus, my friend, when he hung on the tree, Who opened the fountain of mercy for me.

HYMN 22, S. M.

God, all and in all.

mp 1 MY God, my life, my love!

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To thee, to thee I call;

I cannot live, if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.

2 To thee, and thee alone,

The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.

3 Not all the harps above
Can make a heavenly place,
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.

4 Nor earth, nor all the sky,
Can one delight afford;
No, not a drop of real joy,
Without thy presence, Lord!

mf 5 Thou art the sea of love,

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Where all my pleasures roll,
The circle where my passions move,
And centre of my soul.

HYMN 23, C. M.

Confiding in God.

TO thee, my God! my heart shall bring
The lively, grateful song;

Attending kings shall hear me sing,
With rapture on my tongue.

2 Amid the glories of thy name,
Thy truth exalted shines;

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A faithful God thy words proclaim,
In everlasting lines.

3 When, in the day of deep distress,
To thee, my God! I cried,

With strength divine, thy powerful grace
My fainting soul supplied.

4 Thou, Lord! wilt all my hopes fulfill,
To thee the work belongs;
Let endless mercy guide me still,
And tune my grateful songs.

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HYMN 24, C. M.

The Mercy-Seat.

EAR Father! to thy mercy-seat
My soul for shelter flies:

'Tis here I find a safe retreat,
When storms and tempests rise.

2 My cheerful hope ean never die,
If thou, my God! art near;
Thy grace can raise my comforts high,
And banish every fear.

My great Protector, and my Lord!
Thy constant aid impart;

Oh! let thy kind, thy gracious word
Sustain my trembling heart.

mp 4 Oh! never let my soul remove
From this divine retreat;

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Still let me trust thy power and love,
And dwell beneath thy feet.

HYMN 25, C. M.

Prayer for quickening Grace.

PERMIT me, Lord! to seek thy face,

Obedient to thy call;

To seek the presence of thy grace,
My strength, my life, my all!

2 All I can wish is thine to give;
My God! I ask thy love,-
That greatest boon I can receivę,—
The bliss of heaven above.

3 To heaven my restless heart aspires;
Oh! for a quickening ray,

To wake and warm my faint desires,
And cheer the tiresome way.

4 The path to thy divine abode
Through a wild desert lies;

A thousand snares beset the road,-
A thousand terrors rise.

5 Satan and sin unite their art,
To keep me from my Lord;

Dear Saviour! guard my trembling heart,
And guide me by thy word.

6 My Guardian, my almighty Friend!
On thee my soul would rest;
On thee alone my hopes depend;
Be near, and I am blest.

HYMN 26, H. M.

Perpetual Praise.

mf 1 TO thee, great Source of light!

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My thankful voice I'll raise:

And all my powers unite

To celebrate thy praise;

And, till my voice is lost in death,
May praise employ my every breath.

2 And, when this feeble tongue
Lies silent in the dust,

My soul shall dwell among
The spirits of the.just;

Then, with the shining hosts above,
In nobler strains I'll sing thy love.

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HYMN 27, C. M.

God's Presence is Light in Darkness.

God! the spring of all my joys,
The life of my delights;

The glory of my brightest days,
And comfort of my nights.

2 In darkest shades, if he appear,
My dawning is begun;

He is my soul's sweet morning star,
And he my rising sun.

mf 3 The opening heavens around me shine,
With beams of sacred bliss,

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While Jesus shows his heart is mine,
And whispers-I am his.

4 My soul would leave this heavy clay,
At that transporting word;
Run up with joy the shining way,
T'embrace my dearest Lord.

5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death,
I'd break through every foe;
The wings of love, and arms of faith,
Should bear me conqueror through.

HYMN 28, S. M.

God, my Creator and Benefactor.

1 MY Maker and my King!
To thee my all I owe ;

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring,
Whence all my blessings flow.

2 The creature of thy hand,-
On thee alone I live;

My God! thy benefits demand
More praise than life can give.

3 Shall I withhold thy due?

And shall my passions rove?
Lord! form this wretched heart anew,
And fill it with thy love.

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My soul with strength divine;
Let all my powers to thee aspire,
And all my days be thine.

HYMN 29, C. M.

Thanks for Providence and Grace.

ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord,

Kind guardian of my days!

Thy mercies let my heart record,
In songs of grateful praise.

2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thine indulgent care;

Long ere I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe the infant prayer.

mf 3 Yet I adore thee, gracious Lord!
For favors more divine;-

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That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.

4 When blest with that transporting view
That Jesus died for me,

For this sweet hope, what praise is due,
O God of grace! to thee?

5 Now shall my joyful powers unite,
In more exalted lays,

Till I shall join the sons of light,
In everlasting praise.

HYMN 30, L. M.

Imploring divine Influence.

1 MY God! whene'er my longing heart
Its grateful tribute would impart,
In vain my boldest thoughts arise,-
I sink to earth, and lose the skies.

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With harmony, and praise, and love;
That grace, which tunes th' immortal strings,
Looks kindly down on mortal things.

Oh! let thy grace guide every song,
And fill my heart and tune my tongue;
Then shall the strain harmonious flow,
And heaven's sweet work begin below.

HYMN 31, C. M.

Thanks for providential Favors.

WHEN all thy mercies, O my God!
My rising soul surveys,

Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

2 Unnumbered comforts, on my soul,
Thy tender care bestowed,

Before my infant heart conceived

From whom those comforts flowed.
3 When, in the slippery paths of youth,
With heedless steps, I ran,

Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe,
And led me up to man.

4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;