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But we arise, by grace divine,
To see a heavenly day.

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The spacious earth around;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

HYMN 308, 7s.

Darkness turned to Light.

BOUNDLESS

OUNDLESS glory, Lord! be thine;
Thou hast made the darkness shine;
Thou hast sent a cheering ray;
Thou hast turned our night to day.
2 Darkness long involved us round,
Till we knew the joyful sound;
Then our darkness fled away,-
Chased by truth's effulgent ray.

3 They are blessed, and none beside,-
They, who in the truth abide;

Clear, the light that marks their way-
Leading to eternal day.

4 Guide us, Saviour! through the road,
Till we reach the saints' abode;
Till we see thee throned above,
As thou art,-the God of love.

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HYMN 309, C. M.
Returning to Zion.

SING, all ye ransomed of the Lord!
Your great Deliverer sing:

Ye pilgrims! now, for Zion bound,
Be joyful in your King.

2 See the fair way his hand hath made;-
How peaceful and how plain!
The simplest traveler need not err,
Nor seek the path in vain.

3 A hand divine shall lead you on,
Through all the blissful road;
Till to the sacred mount you rise,
And see your smiling God.

4 Bright garlands of immortal jcy
Shall bloom on every head;

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While sorrow, sighing, and distress,
Like shadows, all are fled.

5 March on, in your Redeemer's strength;
Pursue his footsteps still;

With joyful hope, still fix your eye
On Zion's heavenly hill.

HYMN 310, S. İ.

Submission to Christ.

1 JESUS! I come to thee,

A sinner doomed to die;
My only refuge is thy cross,-
Here at thy feet I lie.

2 Can mercy reach my case,
And all my sins remove?
Break, O my God! this heart of stone,
And melt it by thy love.

3 Too long my soul has gone,
Far from my God, astray;

I've sported on the brink of hell,
In sin's delusive way.

4 But, Lord! my heart is fixed,—
I hope in thee alone;

Break off the chains of sin and death,
And bind me to thy throne.

5 Thy blood can cleanse my heart,
Thy hand can wipe my tears;-
Oh! send thy blessed Spirit down,
To banish all my fears.

6 Then shall my soul arise,

From sin and Satan free;

Redeemed from hell and every foe,
I'll trust alone in thee.

HYMN 311, C. M.

Self-Dedication.

"ELCOME, O Saviour! to my heart;

Possess thine humble throne;

Bid every rival hence depart,
And claim me for thine own.

2 The world and Satan I forsake,
To thee, I all resign;

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My longing heart, O Jesus! take,
And fill with love divine.

3 Oh! may I never turn aside,
Nor from thy bosom flee;

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Let nothing here my heart divide,—
I give it all to thee.

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HYMN 312, C. M.

Prayer for the Spirit of Adoption.

PIRIT of holiness! look down,
Our fainting hearts to cheer
And, when we tremble at thy frown,
Oh! bring thy comforts near.

2 The terrors thy convictions wrought,
Oh! let thy grace remove;

And may the souls, which thou hast taught
To weep, now learn to love.

3 Now let thy saving mercy heal
The wounds it made before;
Now on our hearts impress thy seal,
That we may doubt no more.

4 Complete the work thou hast begun,
And make our darkness light,-
That we a glorious race may run,
Till faith be lost in sight.

5 Then, as our wandering eyes discern
The Lord's unclouded face,

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In fitter language, we shall learn
To sing triumphant grace.

HYMN 313, C. M.

Old Things passed away.

ET earthly minds the world pursue,
It has no charms for me;

Once I admired its trifles toe,
But grace hath set me free.

2 Its joys can now no longer please,
Nor e'en content afford;

Far from my heart be joys like these,
For I have seen the Lord.

3 As, by the light of opening day,

The stars are all concealed;

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So earthly pleasures fade away,

When Jesus is revealed.

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I bid them all depart;

His name, his love, his gracious voice,
Have fixed my roving heart.

5 But may I hope, that thou wilt own
A worthless worm like me?

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Dear Lord! I would be thine alone,
And wholly live to thee.

HYMN 314, C. M.

The full Purpose.

IN all my Lord's appointed ways,
My journey I'll pursue ;

Hinder me not,-ye much-loved saints!
For I must go with you.

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Hinder me not!-shall be my cry,

Though earth and hell oppose.

8 Through duty, and through trials too,
I'll go at his command;

Hinder me not, for I am bound
To my Immanuel's land.

4 And, when my Saviour calls me home,
Still this my cry shall be,-

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Hinder me not,-come, welcome, death}
I'll gladly go with thee.

HYMN 315, 8s and 7s.

Redeeming Love.

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Tune my heart to grateful lays;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.

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2 Teach me some melodious measure,
Sung by raptured saints above;
Fill my soul with sacred pleasure,
While I sing redeeming love.

3 Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;

He to save my soul from danger,
Interposed his precious blood.
4 Oh! to grace how great a debtor,
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy grace, Lord! like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to thee.
5 Prone to wander,-Lord! I feel it;
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here's my heart, Oh! take and seal it,-
Seal it from thy courts above.

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HYMN 316, C. M.

Joy over the Penitent.

H! how divine, how sweet the joy,
When but one sinner turns,

And, with an humble, broken heart,
His sin and error mourns!

2 Pleased with the news, the saints below,
In songs, their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies the tidings go,
And heaven is filled with joy.

3 Well-pleased, the Father sees, and hears
The conscious sinner's moan;
Jesus receives him in his arms,

And claims him for his own.

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"The sinner lost is found!"-they sing,
And strike the sounding lyre.

HYMN 317, L. M.

Joy in Heaven for a repenting Sinner.

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HO can describe the joys that rise,
Through all the courts of Paradise,

To see a prodigal return,

To see an heir of glory born?

2 With joy the Father doth approve
The fruit of his eternal love;

The Son with joy looks down, and sees
The purchase of his agonies.

3 The Spirit takes delight to view
The holy soul he formed anew,