So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin. 3 How long, dear Saviour! shall I feel When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, inf 4 Break, sovereign grace! Oh! break the charm And set the captive free: f Reveal, great God! thy mighty arm 295. aff 1 HYMN 295, C. M. Sin bewailed at the Cross. H! if my soul was formed for wo, 2 'T was for my sins, my dearest Lord 3 Oh! how I hate those sins of mine, That pierced and nailed his sacred flesh - 4 Yes, my Redeemer! they shall die; Nor will I spare the guilty things, p 5 While, with a melting, broken heart, mf I'll raise revenge against my sins, 296. HYMN 296, C. M. Mourning at the Sepulchre. mp 1 YE humble souls that seek the Lord' Cast all your fears away; Draw near, and, with delight, behold mp 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought;'T was love that brought him low; Thus low in death the Saviour lay, 3 If ye have wept at yonder cross, ་་་་་་་ Stoop down and view the vanquished grave, 4 Your Saviour lives,-for ever lives!— No powers of hell, nor bars of death, 5 O'er heaven and earth he now presides, And to eternity shall reign Creation's glorious Head. < 6 Ye mourning souls! rejoice, while you His empty tomb survey; f As Christ arose, so you shall rise 297. HYMN 297, C. M. Returning to Christ. aff 1 HOW oft, alas! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord! 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls-"Return!" My vile ingratitude I mourn; Oh! take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive, < 4 mf And shall a pardoned rebel live mp 5 Thy pard'ning love-so free, so sweet- VAR Oh! keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. ཀ་ 298. CONVERSION. HYMN 298, C. P. M. mf 1 AWAKED by Sinai's awful sound, My soul in bonds of guilt I found, 2 I heard the law its thunders roll, mf 3 The saints I heard with rapture tellHow Jesus conquered death and hell, To bring salvation near: Р Yet still I found this truth remain,- mp 4 But, while I thus in anguish lay, The bleeding Saviour passed that way, The sinner, once by justice slain, mf 299. af 1 FAR HYMN 299, L. M. God, the Portion of the Soul. AR from thy fold, O God! my feet Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor loved thy ways. 2 With tenderest voice, thou bad'st me flee With cords of sweet eternal love. Р < - 3 Now to thy footstool, Lord! I fly, And thou, my God! art all in all. 4 Dearer-far dearer to my heart, Than all the joys that earth can give; 300. HYMN 300, 8s and 7s. 1 JESUS! I my cross have taken, All I've sought, or hoped, or known! God and heaven are still my own! Oh! while thou dost smile upon me, 3 Perish, earthly fame and treasure! 301. HYMN 301, 8s, 7s and 4. The Surrender. mf 1 Welcome to this heart of mine; TELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer! Lord! I make a full surrender, Every power and thought be thine; Through eternal ages thine. mf 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, Earth and hell will disappear; Or in vain attempt possession, When they find the Lord is near: f" Shout, O Zion! 302. Shout, ye saints! the Lord is here. HYMN 302, 7s. Love to the Saints. m 1 PEOPLE of the living God! mp mp I have sought the world around, Peace and comfort no where found. Turns, a fugitive unblest; < 2 Lonely, I no longer roam, mf Like the cloud, the wind, the wave; 303. m 1 IN HYMN 303, C. M. Subdued by the Cross. evil, long I took delight, p 2 I saw one hanging on a tree, He fixed his languid eyes on me, 3 Oh! never, till my latest breath, It seemed to charge me with his death, 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, |