Thy faith is known, thy love is try'd; 317 "Thy son shall live, and in thy seed "Shall the whole earth be blest indeed." 4 Just in the last distressing hour The Lord displays delivering power; The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace.

HYMN 5. B. 1. C. M.

warns,

Let hypocrites attend and fear,
Who place their hope in rites and forms,
But make not faith nor love their care.
b2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name
With lips of falsehood and deceit;
A friend or brother they defame,
And soothe and flatter those they hate.

315} Bangor, Chelsea.
Submission to afflictive providences.
1 NAKED as from the eat it,

And crept to life at first,
We to the earth return, again,
And mingle with our dust.
The dear delights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own,
Are but short favours borrow'd now;
To be repaid anon.
3 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high.

Or sinks them in the grave ;-
He gives, and (blessed be his name!)
He takes but what he gave.

4 Peace, all our angry passions, then
Let each rebellious sigh
Be silent at his sovereign will,
And every murmur die.

5 If smiling mercy crown our lives,
Its praises shall be spread;

And we'll adore the justice too,
That strikes our comforts dead.

SINCERITY.

3They watch to do their neighbours wrong;

Yet dare to seek their Maker's face;
They take his covenant on their tongue,
But break his laws, abuse his grace.
4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean,
Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood

By night they practise every sin,
By day their mouths draw near to God.
5 And while his judgments long delay,
They grow secure, and sin the more;
They think he sleeps as well as they,
And put far off the dreadful hour.
; 6 O dreadful hour, when God draws near,
And sets their crimes before their eyes;
His wrath their guilty souls shall tear,
And no deliverer dare to rise. -

1 THOU art my portion, O my God; Soon as I know thy way,

316} HYMN 136. B. 1. C. M. My heart makes haste t' obey thy word,

Mear, Bedford.

And suffers no delay.

Verse 112.

6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine
Thy statutes to fulfil:
And thus, till mortal life shall end,
Would I perform thy will.

PSALM 139. 3d Part. L. M. b

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Sincerity professed, and grace tried;

97th Psalm, Putney.

or, the heart-searching God. 1MY God, what inward grief I feel, When impious men transgress thy will!

I mourn to hear their lips profane,
Take thy tremendous name in vain.
2 Does not my soul detest and hate
The sons of malice and deceit?
Those that oppose thy laws and thee,
I count them enemies to me.
3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought;
Though mine own heart accuse me not
Of walking in a false disguise,
I beg the trial of thine eyes.
4 Doth secret mischief lurk within?
Do I indulge some unknown sin?
O turn my feet whene'er I stray,
And lead me in thy perfect way..

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PSALM 18. 2d Part. L. M. Blendon, Dunstan. Sincerity proved and rewarded. 1LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear;

Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learn'd thy holy ways.

I've walk'd upright before thy face:
Or, if my feet did e'er depart,
'Twas never with a wicked heart..
3 What sore temptations broke my rest,
What wars and strugglings in my breast!
But through thy grace, that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin::
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WATTS.

4 That sin, which close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will;
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?
5 [With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward;
The kind and faithful soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.
6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they:
And men that love revenge shall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.]

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TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.

PSALM 62. L. M.
Antigua, Portugal.
No trust in creatures; or, faith in di-
vine grace and power.

M spirit looks to God alone;
Myrock and refuge is his throne:

In all my fears, in all my straits,

My soul on his salvation waits.
2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways,
Pour out your hearts before his face;
When helpers fail, and foes invade,
God is our all-sufficient aid.

3 False are the men of high degree,
The baser sort are vanity;
Laid in the balance, both appear
Light as a puff of empty air.
4 Make not increasing gold your trust,.
Nor set your hearts on glittering dust:
Why will ye grasp the fleeting smoke,
And not believe what God has spoke
5 Once has his awful voice déclar'd,
Once and again my ears have heard,
"All power is his eternal due;
"He must be fear'd and trusted too.""
6 For sovereign power reigns not alone,
Grace is a partner of the throne;
Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord,
Shall well divide our last reward.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,DESCEND from heaven, immortal

2

Each pleasure hath its poison too,
And every sweet a snare.
The brightest things below the sky
Give but a flattering light;
We should suspect some danger nigh,
Where we possess delight.
3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends,
The partners of our blood,
How they divide our wavering minds,
And leave but half for God.
4 The fondness of a creature's love,
How strong it strikes the sense!
Thither the warm affections move,
Nor can we call them thence.
Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be
My soul's eternal food;
And grace command my heart away
From all created good.

Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in thee?
2 My crimes are great, but not surpass
The power and glory of thy grace:
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pardoning love be found.
30 wash my soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean;
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain mine eyes.
4 My lips with shame my sins confess,
Against thy law, against thy grace;
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemn'd, but thou art clear..
5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, 5
I must pronounce thee just in death:
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.
6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hovering round thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.

PSALM 25. 1st Part. S. M. b

328} Little Marlboro', Aylesbury.`

Waiting for pardon and direction.
LIFT my soul to God,

1 My trust is in his name:

Let not my foes that seek my blood
Still triumph in my shame.
2 Sin and the powers of hell
Persuade me to despair;
Lord,make me know thy covenant well,
That I may 'scape the snare.
3 From the first dawning light
Till the dark evening rise,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait
With ever longing eyes.
4 Remember all thy grace,

And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sins of riper days,
And follies of my youth.
5 The Lord is just and kind:
The meek shall learn his ways;
And every humble sinner find
The methods of his grace.
6 For his own goodness' sake

He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons (though my guilt be great)
Through my Redeemer's name.

HYMN 41. B. 2. L. M. 330 4 sight of Godmotifs us to the world. Eaton, Nantwich. [JP to the fields where angels lie, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, And living waters gently roll, But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st, On thy kind wings, celestial Dove! 30 might I once mount up, and see The glories of th' eternal skies; What little things these worlds would be, How despicable to my eyes!] 4 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon ; Vanish, as though I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. 5 Then they might fight,and rage, and rave, I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. 6 Great ALL IN ALL, eternal King, Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow, and sing Thine endless grandeur, and thy grace.

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HYMN 10. B. 2. C. M. b or X
St. James, York.
Parting with carnal joys.
MY soul forsakes her vain delight,

And bids the world farewell;
Base as the dirt beneath my feet,
And mischievous as hell.

No longer will I ask your love,

Nor seek your friendship mor