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2 Begone, unworthy of my cares,
Ye flattering baits of sense!
Inestimable worth appears,—
The pearl of price immense.

3 Should both the Indies, at my call,
Their boasted stores resign,

With joy I would renounce them all,
For leave to call thee mine.

4 Should earth's vain treasures all depart,
Of this dear gift possessed,

I'd clasp it to my joyful heart,

And be for ever blessed.

5 Dear Sovereign of my soul's desires!
Thy love is bliss divine;

Accept the praise that grace inspires,
Since I can call thee mine.

HYMN 97, C. M.

Christ, our Support in Death.

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Hath overpowering charms:

Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace,
While in the Saviour's arms.

2 And, while ye hear my heart-strings break,
How sweet the minutes roll!
A mortal paleness on my cheek,
And glory in my soul.

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HYMN 98, L. M.

Christ, our Wisdom and our Righteousness.
URIED in shadows of the night,

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We lie, till Christ restores the light;
Wisdom descends to heal the blind,
And chase the darkness of the mind.

Our guilty souls are drowned in tears,
Till his atoning blood appears;
Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing the Lord, our righteousness.
3 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the pris'ners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.

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4 Poor helpless worms in thee possess
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness:
Thou art our mighty All;—and we

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Give our whole selves, O Lord! to thee.

HYMN 99, S. M.

All Things in Christ.

THOU very-present Aid!

In suffering and distress,

The mind, which still on thee is stayed,
Is kept in perfect peace.

2 The soul, by faith reclined
On the Redeemer's breast,

Mid raging storms, exults to find
An everlasting rest.

3 Sorrow and fear are gone,

Whene'er thy face appears;
It stills the sighing orphan's moan,
And dries the widow's tears.

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It sweetly comforts me;
It makes me now forget my loss,
And lose myself in thee.

5 Jesus, to whom I fly,

Will all my wishes fill;

What though created streams are dry?
I have the fountain still.

€ Stripped of my earthly friends,
I find them, all in one,—

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And peace, and joy which never ends,
And heaven, in Christ, begun.

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HYMN 100, L. M.

The Mercy of God in Christ.

OT to condemn the sons of men,
Did Christ, the Son of God, appear;
No weapons in his hands are seen,
No flaming sword, nor thunder there.

2 Such was the pity of our God,

He loved the race of man so well,
He sent his Son, to bear our load
Of sins, and save our souls from hell.

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3 Sinners! believe the Saviour's word,
Trust in his mighty name and live;
A thousand joys his lips afford,

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His hands a thousand blessings give.

HYMN 101, L. M.

Love of Christ in the Heart.

COME, dearest Lord! descend and dwell,

By faith and love, in every breast;
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel,

The joys that cannot be expressed.

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And learn the height, and breadth, and length
Of thine eternal love and grace.

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More than our thoughts and wishes know, Be everlasting honors done,

By all the church, through Christ, the Son.

HYMN 102, S. M.

Vital Union to Christ.

EAR Saviour! we are thine

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By everlasting bonds;

Our names, our hearts, we would resign ;
Our hearts are in thy hands.

2 To thee we still would cleave,

With ever-growing zeal;

If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
Oh! let them ne'er prevail.

3 Thy Spirit shall unite

Our souls to thee, our head;
Shall form us to thine image bright,
That we thy paths may tread.

4 Death may our souls divide

From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near thy side,
Through all the gloomy way.

5 Since Christ and we are one,
Why should we doubt and fear?
If he in heaven hath fixed his throne,
He 'll fix his members there.

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HYMN 103, C. M.

God's Love in Christ.

THE Saviour!-Oh! what endless charms

Dwell in the blissful sound!

Its influence every fear disarms,

And spreads sweet peace around. 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine, In rich effusion flow,

For guilty rebels lost in sin,

And doomed to endless woe.

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Dear Saviour! let me call thee mine;
I cannot wish for more..

4 On thee alone my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall;

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My Lord, my life, my sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my all!

HYMN 104, H. M.

Mission of Christ.

COME, every pious heart,

That loves the Saviour's name!

Your noblest powers exert,

To celebrate his fame;

Tell all above, and all below,
The debt of love to Lim you owe.

2 He left his starry crown,

And laid his robes aside;
On wings of love, came down,
And wept, and bled, and died:
What he endured, no tongue can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell.

3 From the dark grave he rose,

The mansion of the dead;

And thence his mighty foes

In glorious triumph led;

Up through the sky the conqueror rode,

And reigns on high, the Saviour God.

4 From thence he'll quickly come,

His chariot will not stay,

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And bear our spirits home

To realms of endless day:
There shall we see his lovely face,
And ever be in his embrace.

HYMN 105, C. M.

King of Saints.

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And joy to make it known!

The sovereign of your hearts proclaim,
And bow before the throne.

2 Behold your King, your Saviour, crowned
With glories all-divine;

And tell the wondering nations round,
How bright these glories shine.

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In him unite their rays;

Ye that have e'er beheld his face!
Can ye forbear his praise?

4 When, in his earthly courts, we view
The beauties of our King,

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We long to love as angels do,
And wish like them to sing.

5 And shall we long and wish in vain?
Lord! teach our songs to rise;

Thy love can animate the strain,
And bid it reach the skies.

HYMN 106, C. M.

A new Song to the Lamb.

BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb,

his Father's throne!
Prepare new honors for his name,
And songs, before unknown.

2 Let elders worship at his feet,
The church adore around,
With vials full of odors sweet,
And harps of sweeter sound.

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And these the hymns they raise:
Jesus is kind to our complaints,

He loves to hear our praise.