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Hymn 82. P. M.

ATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One in Three, and Three in

As by the celestial host,

One,

Let thy will on earth be done:
Praise by all to thee be given,
Glorious Lord of earth and heaven.

2 If so poor a worm as I

May to thy great glory live,

All my actions sanctify,

All my words and thoughts receive.
Claim me, for thy service claim,
All I have, and all I am.

3 Take my soul and body's powers!
Take my mem'ry, mind, and will,
All my goods and all my hours,
All I know and all I feel,
All I think, or speak, or do;
Take my heart; but make it new!
4 Now, O God, thine own I am;

Now I give thee back thine own; Freedom, friends, and health, and fame, Consecrate to thee alone: Thine I live, thrice happy 1; Happier still if thine I die. 5 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host,

Let thy will on earth be done: Praise by all to thee be given, Glorious Lord of earth and heaven.

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Hymn 83. S. M.

JESUS, my truth, my way,

My sure unerring light,
On thee my feeble steps I stay,
Which thou wilt guide aright.

2 My wisdom and my guide,
My Counsellor thou art:
O let me never leave thy side,
Or from thy paths depart.

3 I lift mine eyes to thee,
Thou gracious bleeding Lamb,
That I may now enlighten'd be,
And never put to shame.

4 Never will I remove

Out of thy hands my cause,
But rest in thy redeeming love,
And hang upon thy cross.

5 Teach me the happy art,
In all things to depend
On thee: O never, Lord, depart,
But love me to the end,
6 Still stir me up to strive

With thee in strength divine;
And every moment, Lord, revive
This fainting soul of mine.

7 Persist to save my soul,

Throughout the fiery hour, Till I am every whit made whole, And show forth all thy power.

8 Through fire and water bring Into the wealthy place,

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And teach me the new song to sing,
When perfected in grace!

9 O make me all like thee,
Before I hence remove!
Settle, confirm, and 'stablish me,
And build me up in love.
10 Let me thy witness live,
When sin is all destroy'd;
And then my spotless soul receive,
And take me home to God.

Hymn 84. S. M.

110, in thy hand I lay,

And wait thy will to
My Potter, stamp on me thy clay,
prove;
Thine only stamp of love:
Be this my whole desire,
I know that it is thine:
Then kindle in my soul a fire
Which shall for ever shine.

2 Thy gracious readiness

To save mankind assert:
Thine image, love, thy name impress,
Thy nature on my heart:

Bowels of mercy, hear,

Into my soul come down;
Let it throughout my life appear,
That I have Christ put on.

3 O plant in me thy mind!
O fix in me thy home!
So shall I cry to all mankind,
Come to the waters, come!

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Jesus is full of grace,

To all his bowels move: Behold in me, ye fallen race, That God is only love!

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Hymn 85. L. M.

REAT God, indulge my humble claim;
Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest!

The glories that compose thy name, Staud all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God! And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, for thee I look, As travellers in thirsty lands

Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 E'en life itself, without thy love, No lasting pleasure can afford; Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove, If I were banish'd from thee, Lord! 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise, This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. Hymn 86. L. M.

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O THOU, to whose all-searching sight,

The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee, O burst these bonds and set it free!

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross;
Hallow each thought, let all within
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean.

3 If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my light, be thou my way;
No foes, no violence I fear,

No fraud, while thou, my God, art near.
4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of wo,
Jesus, thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.

5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untir'd I follow thee;
O let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill!
6 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day:
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace.

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Hymn 87. L. M.

ESUS, thou everlasting King,
Accept the tribute which we bring,

Accept thy well-deserv'd renown,
And wear our praises as thy crown.
2 Let every act of worship be,
Like our espousals, Lord, to thee:
Like the blest hour when from above, .
We first receiv'd the pledge of love.

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