No. 250.

Am I a Soldier?

ISAAC WATTS.

ARLINGTON. C. M. (M. H. 593.)

THOS. A. ARNE.

I a soldier of the cross, A fol-lower of the Lamb,

And shall I fear to

own his cause, Or blush to speak his name?

2 Must I be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed through bloody seas?

3 Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?

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Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?

Since I must fight if I would reign,
Increase my courage. Lord;
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.

No. 251. Soldiers of the Cross. Soldiers of the Cross. Concluded. Leader.-Fight the good fight of shall revile you, and persecute you, faith, lay hold on eternal life where- and shall say all manner of evil a unto thou art called. gainst you falsely, for my sake.

Response.-Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Leader. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed, we are perplexed, but not in despair.

All Sing. 2d verse, Must I be carried.etc,

Leader.-The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Response.-I have set the Lord always before me, because he is at my All Sing. Ist verse, No. 250. Am I a sol- right hand I shall not be moyed. dier of the cross, etc.

Leader.-Persecuted, but not for

Leader.-Lord, who shall abide in saken; cast down, but not destroyed. thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Response.-Whosoever, therefore, shall be ashamed of me and of my Response. He that walketh upright. words, of him also shall the Son of ly, and worketh righteousness and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Man be ashamed.

Leader.-Blessed are ye when men! All Sing. 3d verse, Are there no foes.etc.

No. 252.

Guide Me.

W. WILLIAMS.

ZION. 8. 7. 4. (M. H. 171.)

THOMAS HASTINGS.

1. {

Guide me, oh, thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim thro' this barren land: Į

I am weak but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy pow'rful hand; } Bread of

heaven,Feed me till I want no more; Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more.

2 Open now the crystal fountain,
"Whence the healing waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
: Strong Deliverer,

Be thou still my strength and shield.:||

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Bear me thro' the swelling current;
Land me safe on Canaan's side;
: Songs of praises

I will ever give to thee.:||

No. 253. Guide Me.

Guide Me. Concluded.

shall he speak; and he will show you things to come.

Leader. The meek will he guide in self; but whatsoever he shall hear, that judgment; and the meek will he teach his way. Response.-Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Leader.-If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold.

All Sing: 2d verse, Open now the, etc.

Leader.-Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Response.-And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door; and all the people rose up and worshiped; every man in his tent

door.

All Sing. 1st verse, No. 252, Guide me, Leader. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever. All-My goodness and my fortress; Response.-When he, the spirit of my high tower, and my deliverer; my truth is come, he will guide you into shield, and he in whom I trust.

all truth; for he shall not speak of him- All Sing! 3d verse, When I tread the,etc.

2 I love thee, because thou
Hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon
On Calvary's tree;
I love thee for wearing
The thorns on thy brow;
If ever I loved thee,
My Jesus, 'tis now.
3 I will love thee in life,

I will love thee in death,
And praise thee as long as
Thou lendest me breath;

No. 255.

Love.

Leader.-For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Response.--But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Leader.-And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Response.-Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.

And say when the death-dew
Lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved thee,
My Jesus, 'tis now.

4 In mansions of glory
And endless delight,
I'll ever adore thee
In heaven so bright;
I'll sing with the glittering
Crown on my brow,
If ever I loved thee,
My Jesus, 'tis now.

Love. Concluded.
Leader.-For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.

Response.-Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends.

Leader.-We love him because he first loved us.

All Sing. 2d verse. I love thee because,

Leader.- Hereby perceive we the
love of God, because he laid down his
life for us: and we ought to lay down

All Sing 1st verse, No. 254, My Jesus, I our lives for the brethren.
All Sing. 3d verse, I will love thee in,etc

Zove thee, etc.

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No. 256. Jesus, I my Cross have Taken.

HENRY F. LYTE.

ELLESIDE. 8. 7. D. (M. H. 643.)

MOZART.

1. Jesus, I my cross have tak-en, All to leave and fol-low thee;

Naked, poor, despised, for-sak-en, Thou from hence my all shalt be;

D. S.-Yet how rich is my con-di-tion, God and heav'n are still my own.

D. S.

ま

Perish ev'ry fond am-bi-tion, All I've sought,and hop'd,and known;

Leader.-For the preaching of the self and take up his cross and follow cross is to them that perish, foolish-me. ness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Response.-Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

Leader. And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me.

Response.-And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

Leader. For whosoever shall save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

All Sing. 2d versa, Let the world, etc. Leader. For what shall it profit a All Sing 1st verse, No. 256, Jesus, I my man, if he gain the whole world and

cross have taken, etc.

Leader. And when he had called lose his own soul?

the people unto him, with his disciples. Response. Or what shall a man give also, he said unto them, Whosoever in exchange for his soul.

will come after me let him deny him- All Sing. 3d verse, Go, then, earthly,etc.

No. 258. Come, Thou Almighty King.

CHARLES WESLEY.

ITALIAN HYMN, 6s, 4s. (M. H. 6.) FELICE GIARDINI,

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I. Come, thou Al-might-y King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise!

Fa-ther all glo- ri-ous, {Fer all vic-to-ri-ous,

Come,and reign over us, Ancient of days.

2 Come, holy Comforter.
Thy sacred witness bear,
In this glad hour.
Thou, who almighty art,'
Now rule in every heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power.

3 To thee, great One in Three,
The highest praises be;

Hence, evermore;
Thy sovereign majesty
May we in glory see,
And to eternity
Love and adore.

No. 259. Praise, No. 2.

Leader. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Response.-O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Praise. No. 2. Concluded.

Response.-Then will I teach transgressors thy way; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

All Sing. 2d verse,Come, holy Comforter,

Leader.-Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have not I told thee from that Leader.-O sing unto the Lord a new time, and have declared it? ye are song; sing unto the Lord all the earth. even my witnesses. Is there a God beAll Sing. Ist verse, No. 258, Còme, thou side me? Yea, there is no God; I Almighty King, etc. know not any.

Leader.-Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you.

Response.-Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Response.-For thou art great and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

Leader. He that overcometh shall inherit all things: and I will be his Leader-Restore unto me the joy of God, and he shall be my son. thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit.

All Sing. 3d verse, To thee, great One in,