So faithless to its promises,- 3 How long, dear Saviour! shall I feel When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, af 4 Break, sovereign grace! Oh! break the charm, And set the captive free: 295 aff 1 Reveal, great God! thy mighty arm, 0 HYMN 295, C. M. Sin bewailed at the Cross. I! if my soul was formed for woe, 2 'T was for my sins, my dearest Lord 3 Oh! how I hate those sins of mine, That pierced and nailed his sacred flesh 4 Yes, my Redeemer! they shall die; Nor will I spare the guilty things, 5 While, with a melting, broken heart, 296 mp 1 mp I'll raise revenge against my sins, HYMN 296, C. M. Mourning at the Sepulchre. E humble souls that seek the Lord! YE Cast all your fears away; Draw near, and, with delight, behold 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought;- VAVA Thus low in death the Saviour lay, 3 If ye have wept at yonder cross, Stoop down, and view the vanquished grave, 4 Your Saviour lives,-for ever lives!— No powers of hell, nor bars of death, 5 O'er heaven and earth he now presides, 297 Creation's glorious Head. 6 Ye mourning souls! rejoice, while you As Christ arose, so you shall rise HYMN 297, C. M. Returning to Christ. aff 1 How oft, alas! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord! How oft my roving thoughts depart,— 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls-" Return!" My vile ingratitude I mourn; Oh! take the wanderer home. 8 And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive, And shall a pardoned rebel live, 4 Almighty grace! thy healing power, That can, to life and bliss, restore 5 Thy pard'ning love so free, so sweet- Oh! keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. CONVERSION. 298 mf 1 Ρ HYMN 298, C. P. M. The New Birth. WAKED by Sinai's awful sound, A My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go: One solemn truth increased my pain,- 2 I heard the law its thunders roll, All creature aid I saw was vain ;- mf 3 The saints I heard with rapture tell- Yet still I found this truth remain,— 4 But, while I thus in anguish lay, mf 299 aff 1 The sinner, once by justice slain, FAR HYMN 299, L. M. God, the Portion of the Soul. AR from thy fold, O God! my feet Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor loved thy ways. 2 With tenderest voice, thou bad'st me flee With cords of sweet eternal love. 3 Now to thy footstool, Lord! I fly, 4 Dearer-far dearer to my heart, 300 m 1 301 mf 1 Than all the joys that earth can give; HYMN 300, 8s and 7s. Taking up the Cross. JESUS! I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow thee; All I've sought, or hoped, or known! God and heaven are still my own! 2 Let the world despise and leave me; HYMN 301, 8s, 7s and 4. The Surrender. 1 WELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer! Welcome to this heart of mine; Lord! I make a full surrender, Every power and thought be thine; Through eternal ages thine. mf 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, Earth and hell will disappear; Or in vain attempt possession, f" 302 m 1 mp mp VIVA Λ When they find the Lord is near:Shout, O Zion! Shout, ye saints! the Lord is here. HYMN 302, 78. Love to the Saints. PEOPLE of the living God! I have sought the world around, Peace and comfort no where found; Brethren! where your altar burns, 2 Lonely, I no longer roam, 303 1 Like the cloud, the wind, the wave; HYMN 303, C. M. Subdued by the Cross. [N evil, long I took delight, 2 I saw one hanging on a tree, He fixed his languid eyes on me, 3 Oh! never, till my latest breath, It seemed to charge me with his death, 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, |