51 2 Let not thy Spirit e'er depart, 3 Then will I make thy mercy known Backsliders shall address thy throne, SIXTH PART. C. M. NO blood of goats nor heifers slain, Medfield. The death of Christ shall still remain 2 A soul oppressed with sin's desert Aff 3 O God of mercy, hear my call, 4 Give me the presence of thy grace; Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 51 SEVENTH PART. S. M. Little Marlboro'. Aff ACCORDING to thy word, Let me thy mercy prove; Blot out my past transgressions, Lord, 2 Wash me from every stain Which vice and guilt impart; 3 To me thy love restore; From trouble set me free; 4 Oh let thy peace and love O'er Zion's city spread; Build up her walls-her works approve, mf 5 Then shall their offerings rise 51 Thou shalt receive their sacrifice, EIGHTH PART. S. M. Bethany. Aff HAVE mercy, Lord, on me, As thou wert ever kind; Let me, oppressed with loads of guilt, 2 Against thee, Lord, alone, And only in thy sight, Have I transgressed; and, though condemned, 3 Blot out my crying sins, Nor me in anger view; Create in me a heart that's clean, 4 Withdraw not thou thy help, mf 5 The joy thy favor gives, And thy free Spirit's firm support NINTH PART. S. M. 51 NO offering God requires, No victims please his eye; " HudsonTM Else should his altars blaze with fires, 2 The humble, contrite breast, Are gifts on which his love can rest, 3 Thy mercies from above To Zion, Lord, extend: mf Built by thy power-and watched with love, Now let her walls ascend. 55 Aff 4 Well pleased, thou then shalt see FIRST PART. C. M. Burford. Resorting to God in Times of Distress. MY God, thine ear indulgent bend, Nor turn thy face away: From heaven my earnest cries attend, 2 My heart is pained-the shades of death 3 Thus, from within, the bursting sigh Oh that my soul on wings could fly, 4 Swift I'd escape-I'd flee afar, Hid from the world's wide scene of care, mf 5 I'd stretch my everlasting flight, P 55 From sin and strife-to realms of light, SECOND PART. C. M. Berwick. Aff O GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, For earth and hell my hurt devise, mf 2 By morning light I'll seek thy face, The night shall hear me ask thy grace, 3 God shall preserve my soul from fear, 4 I cast my burdens on the Lord; f My faith shall rest upon his word, 55 THIRD PART. C. M. St. Ann's. His mighty arm shall bear thy soul, 2 Ne'er will the Lord his aid deny, 55 FOURTH PART. S. M. Mornington. God's Favor preferred to the Prosperity of Sinners. LET sinners take their course, Aff 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, While sinners perish in surprise, 4 Because they dwell at ease, mf 5 But I-with all my cares, I'll cast my burdens on his arm, 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love; f The ground on which their safety stands, No earthly power can move. 56 FIRST PART. L. M. 6L. Zion. f 56 Excellence of the Word of God. COME, all ye servants of the Lord, And praise him for his sacred word- Its promises our fears remove, And fill our hearts with joy and love. 2 It tells us, though oppressed with cares, And shows the path to God and heaven: SECOND PART. C. M. Worksop. O THOU whose justice reigns on high, mf 2 In God, most holy, just, and true, > f Nor will I fear what man can do, 3 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, |