CONVERSION. 298 mf 1 Ρ mf HYMN 298, C. P. M. The New Birth. AWAKED by Sinai's awful sound, One solemn truth increased my pain,- Or sink to endless woe. 2 I heard the law its thunders roll, All creature aid I saw was vain;- mf 3 The saints I heard with rapture tell- Yet still I found this truth remain,- Or sink in deep despair. 4 But, while I thus in anguish lay, mf 299 aff 1 The sinner, once by justice slain, FAR HYMN 299, L. M. God, the Portion of the Soul. AR from thy fold, O God! my feet Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor loved thy ways. 2 With tenderest voice, thou bad'st me flee With cords of sweet eternal love. 3 Now to thy footstool, Lord! I fly, And thou, my God! art all in all. 300 m 1 ail mp Than all the joys that earth can give; HYMN 300, 8s and 7s. Taking up the Cross. JESUS! I my cross have taken, All I've sought, or hoped, or known! God and heaven are still my own! 2 Let the world despise and leave me; 3 Perish, earthly fame and treasure! 301 HYMN 301, 8s, 7s and 4. The Surrender. mf 1 WELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer! Welcome to this heart of mine; Lord! I make a full surrender, Every power and thought be thine; Thine entirely, Through eternal ages thine. mf 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, Earth and hell will disappear; Or in vain attempt possession, f" 302 m mp mp VIVA mf V When they find the Lord is near:— Shout, O Zion! Shout, ye saints! the Lord is here. HYMN 302, 7s. Love to the Saints. 1 PEOPLE of the living God! I have sought the world around, Peace and comfort no where found; Turns, a fugitive unblest; 2 Lonely, I no longer roam, 303 m Ρ Like the cloud, the wind, the wave; HYMN 303, C. M. Subdued by the Cross. 1 IN evil, long I took delight, 2 I saw one hanging on a tree, He fixed his languid eyes on me, 3 Oh! never, till my latest breath, It seemed to charge me with his death, 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, I saw, my sins his blood had spilt, 5 A second look he gave, that said, This blood is for thy ransom paid,- 6 Thus, while his death my sin displays, 304 m 1 Such is the mystéry of grace,— SWE HYMN 304, 8s and 7s. Redemption. WEET the moments, rich in blessing, Mercy streaming in his blood;- 3 Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the cross I gaze; 4 Love and grief my heart dividing, 305 1 V 5 Lord! in ceaseless contemplation, I HYMN 305, L. M. Parting with carnal Joys. 2 Your streams were floating me along, And, while I listened to your song, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 3 Lord! I adore thy matchless grace, That warned me of that dark abyss; That drew me from those treacherous seas, And bade me seek superior bliss. mf 4 Now, to the shining realms above, I stretch my hands, and glance mine eyes; Oh! for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies. 5 There, from the bosom of my God, 306 mf 1 NOW HYMN 306, S. M. Rejoicing. OW let our voices join 2 See-flowers of paradise, 3 See-Salem's golden spires, And brighter crowns than mortals wear, 4 All honor to his name, 307 Who marks the shining way,- HYMN 307, C. M. Salvation welcomed. mf 1 SALVATION! Oh! the joyful sound; 'Tis pleasure to our ears; p A sovereign balm for every wound, 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay; |