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5 My trefpafs was grown up to leav'n
But far above the skies,

In Chrift abundantly forgiv'n,
I fee thy mercies rife!

6 The depth of all redeeming love
What angel-tongue can tell;
O may I to the utmost prove
The gift unspeakable!

7 Come quickly, gracious Lord, and take Poffeffion of thine own!

My longing heart vouchsafe to make
Thine everlafting throne!

8 Affert thy claim, maintain thy right,
Come quickly from above,
And fink me to perfection's height,
The depth of humble love,

I

HYMN LVIII.

ALL glory to God in the sky,

And peace upon earth be reitor'd ;
O Jefus, exalted on high,

Appear, our omnipotent Lord!
Who, meanly in Bethlehem born,

Didft ftoop to redeem a loft race, Once more to thy creatures return, And reign in thy kingdom of grace! 2 When thou in our flesh didft appear, All nature acknowledg'd thy birth : Arofe the acceptable year,

And heav'n was open'd on earth:
Receiving its Lord from above,

The world was united to blefs'
The Giver of concord and love,

The Prince and the Author of Peace.

3 O would't thou again be made known,
Again in the Spirit defcend,
And fet up in each of thine own
A kingdom that never fhall end,
Thou only art able to blefs,"

And make the glad nations obey,
And bid the dire enmity ceafe,

And bow the whole world to thy fway.
4 Come then to thy fervants again,
Who long thy appearing to know,
Thy quiet and peaceable reign
In mercy establish'd below;
All forrow before thee fhall fly,
And anger and hatred be o'er
And envy and malice fhall die,
And difcord afflict us no more.

5 No horrid alarum of war,

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Shall break our eternal repofe;
No found of the trumpet is there,
Where Jefus's Spirit o'erflows:
Appeas'd by the charms of thy grace,
We all thall in amity join,

And kindly each other embrace,

And love with a paffion like thine.

HYMN LIX.

COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

One God in perfons three !

Bring back the heav'nly blessings loft
By all mankind and me.

2 Thy favour and thy nature too,
To me, to all restore;

Forgive, and after God renew,
And keep us evermore.

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Eternal Sun of Righteousness,
Difplay thy beams divine,
And caufe the glories of thy face
Upon my heart to shine.

4 Light in thy light O may I fee,
Thy grace and mercy prove!
Reviv'd, and cheer'd, and bleft by thee,
The God of pard'ning love!

5 Lift up thy countenance ferene,
And let thy happy child

Behold, without a cloud between,
The Godhead reconcil'd!

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6 That all comprising peace bestow
On me, through grace forgiv'n;
The joys of holiness below,
And then the joys of heav'n!

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HYMN LX.

ALMIGHTY God of Love,
Thy holy arm display!

Send me fuccour from above,
In this my evil day;

Arm my weakness with thy pow'r,
Woman's Seed appear within!
Be my fafeguard and my tow'r
Againft the face of fin.

Rock of my Salvation, hafte,
Extend thy ample thade,
Let it over me be caft,

And fcreen my naked head:
Save me in the trying hour;
Thou my fure protection be;
Shelter me from Satan's pow's,
Till I am fixt on thee.

3 Set upon thyfelf my feet,
And make me furely ftand;
From temptation's rage and heat
Cover me with thine hand:
Let me in the cleft be plac'd;
Never from thy fence remove;
In thy arms of love embrac'd,
Of everlasting love.

I

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HYMN LXI.

COME, Saviour, Jefu, from above!

Affift me with thy heav'nly grace! Empty my heart of earthly love,

And for thyfelf prepare the place. 2 O let thy facred prefence fill,

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And let my longing spirit free! Which pants to have no other will, But night and day to feast on thee. 3 While in this region here below, No other good will I purfue : I'll bid this world of noife and fhow, With all its glitt'ring fnares, adieu. 4 That path with humble fpeed I'll feek, In which my Saviour's footstepts shine; Nor will I hear, nor will I fpeak

Of any other love but thine.

5 Henceforth may no profane delight
Divide this confecrated foul;
Poffefs it thou, who haft the right,
As Lord and Mafter of the whole.

6 Nothing on earth do I define,

But thy pure love within my breast;
This, only this, will I require,
And freely give up all the rest.

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HYMN LXÍÍ.

HE praying fpirit breathe, The watching pow'r impart ș From all entanglements beneath Call of my peaceful heart: My feeble mind sustain,

By worldly thoughts oppreft; Appear and bid me turn again To my eternal reft.

2 Swift to my rescue come,

Thy own this moment feize; Gather my wand'ring fpirit home, And keep in perfect peace: Suffer'd no more to rove

O'er all the earth abroad," Arreft the pris'ner of thy love, And fhut me up in God.

I SHEPHERD

HYMN LXIII.

ERD divine, our wants relieve
In this our evil day:

To all thy tempted foll'wers give
The pow'r to watch and pray.

2 Long as our fi'ry trials laft,
Long as the cross we bear,
O let our fouls on thee be caft
In never-ceafing pray'r!
3 The spirit of interceding grace
Give us in faith to claim:
To wrefle till we fee thy face,
And know thy hidden name.

I

4 Till thou thy perfect love impart,
Till thou thy felf beftow,
Be this the cry of ev'ry heart
will not let thee go.

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