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Canst Thou, O Lord, accept my prayer,
And still this guilty wanderer spare?
Then in Thy name I come to Thee,
And to Thy cross for ever flee.

Beneath Thy cross in prayer and praise
I'll spend the remnant of my days:
Beneath Thy cross my closing eyes
Shall rest, till heaven my sleep surprise.

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TUNE 21.-" Da Jesus an."

FORGIVE, O Father!" Jesus cries;
Lord, may Thy prayer for us arise;
Cleanse us from our transgression:
Our guilt Thou knowest-Thou alone;
Accept, Lord, our confession.

Grant us ere long in Paradise
On Thee to rest our joyful eyes;
This hope Thy death procured:
We had those dying pains deserved
Which Thy great love endurèd.

Lord, by the thought of all Thy pain,
Turn us from pleasures false and vain ;
Our love to Thee awaken,

O Thou for us upon the cross

A while of God forsaken!

When Thou in death didst bow Thine head, Thou criedst, "It is finished,"

The work of our salvation :

Oh who can worthily praise Thee,
Our great Propitiation!

TUNE 189.-"Es ist vollbracht." ALL is fulfill'd-my heart, record The dying words of Thy dear Lord. When He those bitter pains sustainèd, Which on the cross Thy life obtained, He who did all things well then bow'd His head, Exclaiming, "It is finishèd.”

All is fulfill'd-the cross hath wrought Whate'er the Law and Prophets taught. Where all the strength of nature failèd, There Jesu's wounds for all availèd. That which before the worlds Heaven counselled, Now through His death is finished. All is fulfill'd-all satisfied : The Father lays His wrath aside; Our peace is made, and justice stilled,

Since God's own Son hath all fulfilled.

What then shall wake the heart to anxious dread?

Believe now "It is finished."

All is fulfill'd-I am made free,
Possess'd of true felicity:

Now Jesus sin and death subdueth,
And us with life and grace reneweth ;
So when to dissolution worlds are led,
This stays us-"It is finished."

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TUNE 63.-"Jesu meine Freude."

NOW behold Him dying—

To His Father crying,

Who gave life to Thee!

See Him bleeding, wounded; See His love unbounded, On the shameful tree. See thy Lord, thy King adored; There He speaks Thy sins forgiven! There He opens heaven!

Yet His foes deride Him!
Peace e'en now denied Him
In His last sad hour!
All His love sustaineth;
Still within Him reigneth
Love's surpassing power.
Gracious King! Thy love I sing:
Love to death my Saviour giveth!
So my spirit liveth.

Life my Lord forsaketh!
Now His spirit taketh
Rest in Paradise:

Soon from death awaking,
Soon death's slumbers breaking,
He to life shall rise.
O my Lord, my King adored;
Thou in death hast death subduèd,
And my hope renewèd.

Come, ye broken-hearted;
Hope hath not departed

From this world of woe:
Come, from grief refraining;
Cease your dark complaining:
Joys from sorrows grow.

Jesu's name doth peace proclaim :
Dying, He the sinner healeth!
Life, His death revealeth.

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TUNE 19.-Christus der."

IN the tomb behold He lies
Who the dead awaketh.
Christ, our stricken sacrifice,
Of sweet rest partaketh.
Fear we then no more the gloom
Of death's narrow dwelling:
Jesus died! the wondering tomb
Of His praise is telling.

Vainly shall His foes rejoice;

Vainly death detain Him:
Lazarus heard His mighty voice;

What shall then restrain Him?
What shall bind His conquering arm,
Who the mountains rendeth?
Who, that He may death disarm,
To the tomb descendeth?

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TUNE 101. .—“ O Traurigkeit.” THOU who hast blest my soul with rest, Now of Thy rest partakest : My dead spirit, by Thy death,

Thou from sleep awakest.

Thou, my

life's breath, art cold in death:

This hath Thy love procurèd :

Oh the fervour of that love

Which e'en death endurèd!

True life I know from Thee doth flow;

Thy voice will me awaken :

Shall my heart that hopes in Thee
Be with terrors shaken ?

This dust that dies, securely lies,
And shall be raised immortal :
Then in light adorn'd, it shall
Burst death's gloomy portal.
For Thy repose from all Thy woes,
Take, Lord, my thankful spirit:
Daily thoughts of thankful love,
Lord, Thy death doth merit.

XI.

EASTER.

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TUNE 16.-" Christ lag in Todesbanden."
CHRIST in the bands of death was laid,
For our transgressions given:
He rose the way He open made
To life, the life of heaven.
Therefore we will now rejoice,

And praise our God with thankful voice,
And raise our Hallelujah.

By none of all the sons of men

Hallelujah!

Could death's dark realm be shaken : Sin made our strength all weak and vain : All have of guilt partaken.

Thus came death upon us all,

And bound the fallen world in thrall

Beneath his dread dominion.

Hallelujah!

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