No. 250. ISAAC WATTS. Am I a Soldier? ARLINGTON. C. M. (M. H. 593.) THOS. A. ARNE. ます I. Am 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 3 Are there no foes for me to face? 4 Is this vile world a friend to grace, Since I must fight if I would reign, 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. 1st 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 thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in saken; cast down, but not destroyed. 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 Man be ashamed. speaketh the truth in his heart. Leader.-Blessed are ye when men All Sing. 3d verse, Are there no foes.etc. 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; I will ever give to thee.:|| No. 253. Guide Me. Guide Me. Concluded. 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. shall he speak; and he will show you things to come. 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 I will love thee in death, 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 4 In mansions of glory Love. Concluded. 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 ist verse, No. 254, My Jesus, I our lives for the brethren. Zove thee, etc. 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. 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. All Sing 1st verse, No. 256, Jesus, I my cross have taken, etc. Leader. And when he had called the people unto him, with his disciples 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 man, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? 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 HYM N, 6s, 4s. (M. H. 6.) FELICE GIARDINI, 1. Come, thou Al-might-y King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise! Fa-ther {Fer at all glo- ri-ous, } Come, and reign over us, Ancient of days. 2 Come, holy Comforter. 3 To thee, great One in Three, Hence, evermore; 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. 1st verse, No. 258, Come, thou side me? Yea, there is no God; I know not any. Almighty King, etc. Leader.-Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit, Response.-For thou art great and of God dwelleth in you. doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone. Response.-Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy Leader. He that overcometh shall spirit from me. 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, |