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H come, sinner, come! 'tis mercy's
Here at Jesus' feet! [call;
Oh come, and, repenting, lay thy all
Down at Jesus' feet!

Oh, lay it down, lay it down,
Lay thy weary burden down.
Oh, lay it down, lay it down,
Down at Jesus' feet!

2 Oh come, and, believing, seek thy rest Here at Jesus' feet!

Thy heart, with its heavy weight
Lay at Jesus' feet! [opprest,

S Oh come, where thy faith can make
Here at Jesus' feet! [thee whole,
Oh come, and thy weary, troubled
Lay at Jesus' feet!
[soul
4 Oh come! bless the Lord, there's room
Here at Jesus' feet! [for thee,
Thy burden of guilt, whate'er it be,
Lay at Jesus' feet!
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JESUS, my Lord, to Thee I cry

Unless Thou help me, I must die :
Oh, bring Thy free salvation nigh,
And take me as I am!

And take me as I am!
And take me as I am!
My only plea-Christ died for me!
Oh, take me as I am!

2 Helpless I am, and full of guilt;
But yet for me Thy blood was spilt,
And Thou canst make me what Thou
And take me as I am! [wilt,

3 No preparation can I make,

My best resolves I only break, [sake,
Yet save me for Thine own name's

And take me as I am!

4 Behold me, Saviour, at Thy feet, Deal with me as Thou seest meet; Thy work begin, Thy work complete, But take me as I am!

2 I sighed for rest and happiness,
I yearned for them, not Thee;
But while I passed my Saviour by,
His love laid hold on me.

3 I tried the broken cisterns, Lord,
But, ah! the waters failed!
E'en as I stooped to drink they'd fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.

4 The pleasures lost I sadly mourned, But never wept for Thee,

Till grace the sightless eyes received Thy loveliness to see.

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LONG in darkness we have waited

For the shining of the Light; Long have felt the things we hated Sink us still in deeper night. Blessed Jesus, loving Saviour!

Tender, faithful, strong, and true,
Break the fetters that have bound us,
Make us in Thyself anew.
Now, at last, the Light appeareth,
Jesus stands upon the shore;
And with tender voice He calleth,
"Come to Me, and sin no more!

3 Nothing have we but our weakness,
Nought but sorrow, sin, and care;
All within is loathsome vileness,
All without is dark despair.
All our talents we have wasted,
All Thy laws have disobeyed;

4

TRUST on! trust on! believer,

Though long the conflict be,
Thou yet alt prove victorious,
Thy God shall fight for thee.
Trust on!.. trust on! ..

Though dark the night and drear,
Trust on!.. trust on!..
The morning dawn is near.

2 Trust on! the danger presses,
Temptation strong is near,
Over life's dangerous rapids
He shall thy passage steer.

3 The Lord is strong to save us, He is a faithful Friend: Trust on! trust on! believer, Oh, trust Him to the end!

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2 Hear ye the trump of God resoundSaints, arise! saints, arise! Through death's dark vaults its notes rebounding,

Saints, arise! saints, arise! [pare! To meet the Bridegroom haste! prePut on your bridal garments fair; And hail your Saviour in the air! Saints, arise! saints, arise!

3 The saints who sleep, with joy awaken, - All arise! all arise!

Their clay-cold beds are quite for-
All arise! all arise!

[saken,

Not one of all the faithful few
Who here on earth the Saviour knew,
But starts with bliss his Lord to view:
All arise! all arise!

4 Fast by the throne of God behold
them
[bliss!
Crowned with bliss! crowned with
See in His arms the Saviour fold them,
Crowned with bliss! crowned with
bliss!
[head;
With wreaths of glory round their
No tears of sorrow now are shed,
To joy's full fountain all are led,

Crowned with bliss! crowned with bliss!

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3

COME, oh come, with thy broken

Weary and worn with care; [heart. Come and kneel at the open door, Jesus is waiting there;

Waiting to heal thy wounded soul,
Waiting to give thee rest :

[fall?

Why wilt thou walk where shadows
Come to His loving breast!

Firmly cling to the blessed cross,
There shall thy refuge be;

Wash thee now in the crimson fount
Flowing so pure for thee;

List to the gentle warning voice!
List to the earnest call!

Leave at the cross thy burden now:
Jesus will bear it all.

Come and taste of the precious feast,
Feast of eternal love;

Think of joys that for ever bloom,
Bright in the life above;

Come with a trusting heart to God,
Come and be saved by grace;

Come, for He longs to clasp thee now Close in His dear embrace.

sometimes the shadows are deep, 2 And rough seems the path to the goal;

And sorrows, how often they sweep Like tempests down over the soul! Oh, then to the Rock let me fly, To the Rock that is higher than I!... 2 Oh, sometimes how long seems the day,

And sometimes how heavy my feet! But toiling in life's dusty way,

The Rock's blessed shadow, how sweet!

JESUS, Gracious One, calleth now

to thee,

"Come, O sinner, come!"
Calls so tenderly, calls so lovingly,
"Now, O sinner, come!'

Words of peace and blessing,
Christ's own love confessing.
Hear the sweet voice of Jesus,
Full, full of love;

Calling tenderly, calling lovingly,

Come, O sinner, come!

Still He waits for thee, pleading pa

tiently,

[borne ;

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WE

WEARY of wandering long,
My sore heart saith:
"Show me Thy way, O Lord!
Teach me Thy path!"
I thought these weary feet
Straightway would find
All rough and rugged paths
Left far behind.

2 But, as I onward passed,
The way grew steep;

And black clouds gathered fast,
And skies did weep;
And darkness seemed to hide
The toilsome road :
Amazed, again I cried,
"Thy way, O God?"

3 "A lamp unto my feet,"
God's Word did prove;

"A still, small voice," and sweet, Spoke thus in love':

"Whoso, through night and day, God's way pursues, 'Him shall He teach the way That He shall choose.""

4 Then, since He chose for me This rugged path,

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My hand in His shall be
With steadfast faith;

Each step this darksome night
Is bringing me
Still nearer to the bright
Eternity.

the bitter shame and sorrow,

(That a time could ever be

When I proudly said to Jesus,
"All of self and none of Thee!"
"None of Thee, none of Thee,

All of self, and none of Thee!" 2 Yet, He found me; I beheld Him Bleeding on th' accursed tree : And my wistful heart said faintly, "Some of self, and some of Thee!" "Some of Thee, some of Thee,

Some of self, and some of Thee!" 3 Day by day, His tender mercy,

Healing, helping, full, and free, Brought me lower, while I whispered, "Less of self, and more of Thee! "More of Thee, more of Thee,

Less of self, and more of 'T'hee!"

4 Higher than the highest heaven, Deeper than the deepest sea, Lord, Thy love at last has conquered: "None of self, and all of Thee!" "All of Thee, all of Thee,

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None of self, and all of Thee!"

T

ENDERLY He leads us,
All our days below;

Carefully He shows us,
Every step we go.

Tenderly He leads us,
Every step we go ;

Oh, how sweet to trust Him
All the way below!

2 Through the Holy Spirit,
We are taught the way
Upward to His kingdom,
Brighter far than day.

3 They who early seek Him,
With a humble mind,
Pardon, life, and comfort,
Evermore shall find.

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HAT can wash away my stain ? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Oh, precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow! No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus! 2 For my cleansing this I seeNothing but the blood of Jesus! For my pardon this my pleaNothing but the blood of Jesus! 3 Nothing can for sin atone

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Nought of good that I have done-
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
4 This is all my hope and peace-

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
This is all my righteousness-
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Oh, think of thy soul, that for ever Must live on eternity's shore, When thou in the dust art forgotten, When pleasure can charm thee no

more.

'T will profit thee nothing, but fearful the cost,

To gain the whole world, if thy soul should be lost!

2 The Master is calling thee, brother, In tones of compassion and love, To feel the sweet rapture of pardon, To lay up thy treasure above: Oh, kneel at the cross where He suffered,

To ransom thy soul from the grave; The arm of His mercy will hold thee, The arm that is mighty to save.

3 The summer is waning, my brother,
Repent ere the season is past;
God's goodness to thee is extended,
As long as the day-beam shall last:
Then slight not the warning repeated
With all the bright moments that
roll,
Nor say,

when the harvest is ended, That no one hath cared for thy soul.

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LORD, at Thy mercy-seat

;

Humbly fall
Pleading Thy promise sweet,
Lord, hear my call:
Now let Thy work begin;
Oh, make me pure within,
Cleanse me from every sin,
Jesus, my all!

2 Tears of repentant grief
Silently fall;

Help Thou my unbelief,
Hear Thou my call!
Oh, how I pine for Thee!
This all my hope, my plea;
Jesus has died for me,
Jesus, my all!

3 Hark! how the words of love Tenderly fall!

Ere to the realms above,

Heard is my call!

Now every doubt has flown,
Broken my heart of stone;
Lord, I am Thine alone,
Jesus, my all!

QINNER, how thy heart is troubled!
God is coming very near;

Do not hide thy deep emotion,
Do not check that falling tear.

Oh, be saved, His grace is free!
Oh, be saved, He died for thee!
2 Jesus now is bending o'er thee,
Jesus lowly, meek, and mild;
To the Friend who died to save thee,
Wilt thou not be reconciled ?

3 Art thou waiting till the morrow?
Thou may'st never see its light;
Come at once! accept His mercy;
He is waiting-come to-night!
With a lowly, contrite spirit,

4

Kneeling at the Saviour's feet, Thou canst feei this very moment, Pardon, precious, pure, and sweet! 5 Let the angels bear the tidings

Upward to the courts of heaven! Let them sing with holy rapture, O'er another soul forgiven!

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Trout coming, O my King! ПHOU art coming, O my Saviour! Every tongue Thy name confessing, Well may we rejoice and sing! Thou art coming! Rays of glory, Through the vail Thy death has rent,

Gladden now our pilgrim pathway,

Glory from Thy presence sent.

Thou art coming! Thou art coming!
We shall meet Thee on Thy way!
Thou art coming! we shall see Thee,
And be like Thee on that day!
Thou art coming! Thou art coming!
Jesus, our beloved Lord!
Oh, the joy to see Thee reigning.
Worshipped, glorified, adored!

2 Thou art coming! Not a shadow,
Not a mist, and not a tear,
Not a sin, and not a sorrow,

On that sunrise grand and clear:

HE only touched the hem of His garment,

As to His side she stole, [Him; Amid the crowd that gathered around And straightway she was whole. Oh, touch the hem of His garment! And thou too shalt be free! His saving power this very hour Shall give new life to thee!

I've found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!
So kind, and true, and tender,
So wise a Counsellor and Guide,
So mighty a Defender!
From Him, who loves me now so well,
What power my soul can sever?
Shall life ?-or death?-or carth ?-or
No! I am His for ever! [hell ?

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OUL of mine, in earthly temple, Why not here content abide? Why art thou for ever pleading? Why art thou not satisfied?

I... shall be satisfied,

I

shall be satisfied,

When I awake in His likeness.

She knew her Lord had come,

She felt that from Him virtue had healed her;

The mighty deed was done.

3 He turned with "Daughter, be of good comfort,

Thy faith hath made thee whole!" And peace that passeth all understanding

With gladness filled her soul.

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4

To the earth's fair pomp and pride; Ah, why dost thou thus reprove me? Why art thou not satisfied?

Soul of mine, must I surrender;
See myself as crucified;

Turn from all of earth's ambition:
That thou may'st be satisfied?
Soul of mine, continue pleading;
Sin rebuke and folly chide;
I accept the cross of Jesus,

That thou may'st be satisfied.

I'

He loved me ere I knew Him! He drew me with the cords of love,

And thus He bound me to Him: And round my heart still closely twine Those ties which nought can sever, For I am His, and He is mine, For ever and for ever.

2 I've found a Friend; oh, such a Friend! He bled, He died to save me; And not alone the gift of life,

But His own self He gave me. Nought that I have my own I call, I hold it for the Giver:

My heart, my strength, my life, my all, Are His, and His for ever!

3 I've found a Friend; oh, such a Friend! All power to Him is given,

To guard me on my onward course,
And bring me safe to heaven.
Th' eternal glories gleam afar,
To nerve my faint endeavour:

So now-to wateh!-to work!-to war!
And then-to rest for ever!

ONLY waiting till the shadows

Are a little longer grown; Only waiting till the glimmer

Of the day's last beam is flown: Till the night of earth has faded

From the heart once full of day; Till the stars of heaven are breaking Through the twilight soft and grey. 2 Only waiting till the reapers

3

Have the last sheaf gathered home;
For the summer time has faded,
And the autumn winds have come.
Quickly, reapers! gather quickly
All the ripe hours of my heart;
For the bloom of life is withered,
And I hasten to depart.

Only waiting till the angels
Open wide the pearly gate,

At whose portals long I've lingered,
Weary, poor, and desolate :
Even now I hear their footsteps,
And their voices far away;
If they call me I am waiting,
Only waiting to obey.