424. C. M.

1. THOU, O my Jesus, Thou didst me
Upon the cross embrace;

For me didst bear the nails and spear,
And manifold disgrace;

2. And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony,

Yea, death itself; and all for one
That was Thine enemy.

3. Then, why, O blessed Jesus Christ,
Should I not love Thee well?
Not for the hope of winning heaven,
Nor of escaping hell;

4. Not with the hope of gaining aught,
Not seeking a reward;
But as Thyself hast loved me,
O ever-loving Lord.

5. E'en so I love Thee, and will love,
And in thy praise will sing;
Solely because Thou art my God,
And my eternal King.

1. LET worldly minds the world pursue; It has no charms for me; Once I admired its trifles, too,

But grace has set me free.

2. Its pleasures now no longer please,
No more content afford;

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

3. As by the light of opening day
The stars are all concealed;
So earthly pleasures fade away
When Jesus is revealed.

4. Creatures no more divide my choice;
I bid them all depart;

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

BROWN. C. M.

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430. C. M.

1. SWEET was the time when first I felt
The Saviour's pard'ning blood,
Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt,
And bring me home to God.

2. Soon as the morn the light revealed,
His praises tuned my tongue;
And, when the evening shade prevailed,
His love was all my song.

3. In prayer, my soul drew near the Lord, And saw His glory shine;

And when I read His holy word,
I called each promise mine.

4. Now when the evening shade prevails,
My soul in darkness mourns;
And, when the morn the light reveals,
No light to me returns.

5. Rise, Saviour! help me to prevail,
And make my soul Thy care;

I know Thy mercy can not fail,
Let me that mercy share.

431. C. M.

NEWTON.

1. THE winds were howling o'er the deep,
Each wave a watery hill;
The Saviour wakened from His sleep:
He spake, and all was still.

2. The madman in a tomb had made
His mansion of despair:
Woe to the traveler who strayed,
With heedless footsteps, there

1. DEAR Saviour, when my thoughts recall The wonders of Thy grace, Low at Thy feet ashamed, I fall,

And hide this wretched face.

2. Shall love like Thine be thus repaid?
Ah, vile, ungrateful heart!

By earth's low cares so oft betrayed,
From Jesus to depart.

3. But He, for His own mercy's sake,

My wandering soul restores;

He bids the mourning heart partake
The pardon it implores.

4. Oh, while I breathe to Thee, my Lord,
The deep, repentant sigh,
Confirm the kind, forgiving word,
With pity in Thine eye.

5. Then shall the mourner at Thy feet,

Rejoice to seek Thy face;

And grateful, own how kind, how sweet,
Thy condescending grace.

MRS. STEELE

433. C. M.

1. WHY is my heart so far from Thee,

My God, my chief delight?
Why are my thoughts no more by day
With Thee, no more by night?

2. When my forgetful soul renews
The savor of Thy grace,
My heart presumes, I can not lose
The relish all my days.

3. But ere one fleeting hour is past,
The flattering world employs
Some sensual bait to seize my taste,
And to pollute my joys.

4. Wretch that I am to wander thus,
In chase of false delight!
Let me be fastened to Thy cross,
Rather than lose Thy sight.

5. Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest

On the dear center of my soul,
My God, my Saviour's breast.

434. C. M.

WATTS.

1. AMIDST thy wrath, remember love,
Restore thy servant, Lord;
Nor let a father's chastening provo
Like an avenger's sword.

2. My sins a heavy load appear,

And o'er my head are gone;
Too heavy they for me to bear,
Too hard for me t' atone.

3. All my desire to Thee is known,
Thine eye counts every tear,
And every sigh and every groan
Is noticed by Thine car.

4. But I'll confess my guilt to Thee,
And grieve for all my sin;

I'll mourn how weak my graces be,
And beg support divine.

5. My God! forgive my follies past,
And be for ever nigh;

O Lord of my salvation! haste,
Before Thy servant die.

1. AND will the Lord thus condescend
To visit sinful worms?

Thus at the door shall mercy stand,
In all her winning forms.

2. Shall Jesus for admittance plead,

His charming voice unheard?
And this vile heart, for which he bled,
Remain forever barred?

3. 'Tis sin, alas! with tyrant power,
The lodging has possessed,
And crowds of traitors bar the door,
Against the heavenly guest.

4. Lord! rise in Thine all-conquering grace,
Thy mighty power display;
One beam of glory from Thy face
Can drive my foes away.

5. Ye vile seducers! hence, depart;
Dear Saviour! enter in;

Oh! guard the passage to my heart,
And keep out every sin.

437. C. M.

MRS. STEELE.

1. OUR Christ hath reached His heavenly seat,

Through sorrows and through scars;
The golden lamps are at His feet,
And in His hand the stars.

2. O Lord of life, and truth, and grace,
Ere nature was begun!

Make welcome to our erring race
Thy Spirit and Thy Son.

3. We hail the Church, built high o'er all
The heathens' rage and scoff;
Thy Providence its fenced wall,
"The Lamb the light thereof."

4. O, may He walk among us here,
With His rebuke and love,—
A brightness o'er this lower sphere,
A ray from worlds above!

FROTHINGHAM

TOPAZ. C. M.

CH. BEECHER.

27.2.

1. WITH tears of anguish I lament,
Here, at Thy feet, my God,
My passion, pride, and discontent,
And vile ingratitude.

2. Sure there was ne'er a heart so base,
So false as mine has been;
So faithless to its promises,
So prone to every sin!

3. My reason tells me Thy commands
Are holy, just, and true;

Tells me whate'er my God demands
Is His most righteous due.

4. Reason, I hear, her counsels weigh,
And all her words approve;
But still I find it hard t' obey,
And harder yet to love.

5. How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel
These struggles in my breast?
When wilt Thou bow my stubborn will,
And give my conscience rest?

6. Break, Sovereign Grace, O break the charm, And set the captive free;

Reveal, Almighty God, Thine arm,
And haste to rescue me.

445. C. M.

STENNETT.

1. My God! the covenant of Thy love
Abides forever sure;

And in its matchless grace I feel
My happiness secure.

2. Since Thou, the everlasting God,
My Father art become,
Jesus my guardian and my friend,
And heaven my final home;-

3. I welcome all thy sovereign will,

For all that will is love;

And when I know not what Thou dost,
I wait the light above.

4. Thy covenant in the darkest gloom
Shall heavenly rays impart,

And when my eyelids close in death,
Sustain my fainting heart.

DODDRIDGE