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3 Still with their lips their hearts agree,
Nor flattering words devise;
They know the God of truth can see
Through every false disguise.

4 They hate th' appearance of a lie,
In all the shapes it wears,

Firm to their truth; and when they die,
Eternal life is theirs.

WATTS.

HYMN 340. C. M. Dedham. [b]

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Watchfulness.

FOR a principle within
Of jealous, godly fear;

A sensibility to sin,

A pain to feel it near;

2 O for the first approach to feel
Of pride, or fond desire;

To catch the wandering of my will,
And quench the kindling fire.

3 From Thee that I no more may part,
No more thy goodness grieve,
The filial awe, the fleshly heart,
The tender conscience, give.
4 Quick as the apple of an eye,
O God, my conscience make!
Awake my soul when sin is nigh,
And keep it still awake.

C. WESLEY.

HYMN 341. 8 & 7. Bavaria. [*]
The watchful Servants.

• 1 EARTHLY joys no longer please us,

Here would we renounce them all,

Seek our only rest in Jesus

Him our Lord and Master call

■ Faith, our languid spirits cheering,
Points to brighter worlds above,
Bids us look for his appearing-
Bids us triumph in his love.
2 May our lights be always burning,
And our loins be girded round,
Waiting for our Lord's returning-
Longing for the welcome sound!
Thus the Christian life adorning,
Never will we be afraid;

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Early dawn or evening shade.

CONG. MAG.

HYMN 342. S. M. Watchman. [* or b]

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CHARGE to keep I have,
A God to glorify;

A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky;

2 To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill;
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.

3 Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live;
And oh thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely!

Assured if I my trust betray,
I shall for ever die.

HYMN 343. S. M.

Olmutz.

Watch and pray. Matt. xxvi, 41.

1 My soul, be on thy guard,—

Ten thousand foes arise:
And hosts of sins are pressing hard,
To draw thee from the skies.

2 Oh' watch, and fight, and pray,
The battle ne'er give o'er;

Renew it boldly every day,

And help divine implore.

3 Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor once at ease sit down:
The arduous work will not be done,
Till thou hast got thy crown.

WESLEY.

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HEATH.

HYMN 344. C. M. Windsor. [b]
Indwelling Sin lamented.

p 1 W Here at thy feet, my God,

ITH tears of anguish I lament,

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,

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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 find it hard

And harder yet to love.

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

STENNETT.

HYMN 345. 7s. Calvary. [b]
1B All my inmost sins reveal,
Y thy Spirit, Lord, reprove,

Sins against thy light and love
Let ine see, and let me feel;
Sins that crucified my Lord,
Sins against thy precious blood.
p 2 Jesus, seek thy wandering sheep,
Make me restless to return;

Bid me look on thee, and weep,
Bitterly, as Peter, mourn ;—
Till I say, by grace restored,

"Now, thou know'st I love thee, Lord."

3 O remember me for good,

Passing through the mortal vale;
Show me the atoning blood,
When my strength and spirit fail;
Give my fainting soul to see
Jesus crucified for me.

HYMN 346. L. P. M.

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WESLEY'S COL

St. Helen's. [b]

For Power over Sin.

HEN shall I hear the inward voice,
Which only faithful souls can hear?
Pardon, and peace, and heavenly joys,
Attend the promised Comforter:

O come, and righteousness divine,

And Christ, and all with Christ, are mine!
2 O that the Comforter would come,
Nor visit as a transient guest,

But fix in me his constant home,
And keep possession of my breast:
And make my soul his loved abode,
The temple of indwelling God.

C. WESLEY

HYMN 347. C. M. Funeral Hymn. [b]

The Contrite Heart.

P1 Ton contrite hearts bestow:

HE Lord will happiness divine

Then tell me, gracious God, is mine
A contrite heart, or no?

2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain,
Insensible as steel;

If aught is felt, 'tis only pain
To find I cannot feel.

-3 I sometimes think myself inclined
To love thee, if I could;
But often feel another mind
Averse to all that's good.

-4 My best desires are faint and few;
Fain would I strive for more;

But, when I cry," My strength renew,"
Seem weaker than before.

-5 Thy saints are comforted, I know,
And love the house of prayer;
I therefore go where others go,
But find no comfort there.

6 Oh! make this heart rejoice or aches
Decide this doubt for me;

And if it be not broken, break,→
And heal it, if it be.

HYMN 348. C. M.

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COWPER.

Poland. [b]

For a Contrite Heart.

FOR that tenderness of heart,
Which bows before the Lord;
Acknowledging how just thou art,
And trembling at thy word.

2 O for those humble, contrite tears,
Which from repentance flow;
That consciousness of guilt, which fears
The long-suspended blow.

3 Saviour, to me, in pity, give

The sensible distress;

The pledge thou wilt at last receive,
And bid me die in peace ;—

4 Wilt from the dreadful day remove,

Before the evil come;

My spirit hide with saints above,
My body in the tomb.

C. WESLEY.

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HYMN 349. L. M. Dresden. [b]

Return of Joy.

W and smiling day once more appears,

THEN darkness long has veiled my mind,

Then, my Redeemer, then I find
The folly of my doubts and fears.
2 I chide my unbelieving heart,
And blush that I should ever be
Thus prone to act so base a part,
Or harbour one hard thought of thee.
3 0, let me, then, at length be taught
(What I am still so slow to learn)
That God is Love, and changes not,
Nor knows the shadow of a turn.
4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat!
But, when my faith is sharply tried,
1 find myself a learner yet,-
Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide.

5 But, O my Lord, one look from thee
Subdues the disobedient will,
Drives doubt and discontent away,
And thy rebellious worm is still.
6 Thou art as ready to forgive,
As I am ready to repine;

Thou therefore all the praise receive;

Be shame and self-abhorrence mine.

COWPER

HYMN 350. L. P. M. St. Helen's. [*]

Fervent Vows and Petitions.

• 1 T The will I love, my joy and crown; HEE will I love, my strength and tower,

Thee will I love with all my power,
In all my works, and thee alone!
Thee will I love, till that pure fire
Fill my whole soul with chaste desire.
-2 In darkness willingly I strayed;
I sought thee, yet from thee I roved:
For wide my wandering thoughts were spread,
Thy creatures more than thee I loved;
And now, if more at length I see,

'Tis through thy light, and comes from thee.

-3 I thank thee, uncreated sun,

That thy bright beams on me have shined.
I thank thee, who hast overthrown
My foes, and healed my wounded mind

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