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3 Wash me, and make me thus thine own:
Wash me, and mine thou art;
Wash me, but not my feet alone,-

My hands, my head, my heart.

4 Th' atonement of thy blood apply,
Till faith to sight improve;
Till hope in full fruition die,
And all my soul be love.

NEUMARCK'S HYMN.

Tr. C. Winkworth.

A-men.

WEIMAR. 98,98; 88.

G. Neumarck.

IF

F thou but suffer God to guide thee,
And hope in him through all thy ways,
He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee,
And bear thee through the evil days;
Who trusts in God's unchanging love

Builds on the rock that naught can move.

2 What can these anxious cares avail thee—
These never-ceasing moans and sighs?
What can it help if thou bewail thee
O'er each dark moment as it flies?
Our cross and trials do but press
The heavier for our bitterness.

3 God knows full well the hour of gladness
Shall be the needful thing for thee.
When he has tried thy soul with sadness
And from all guile has found thee free,
He comes to thee all unaware,
And makes thee own his loving care.

A-men.

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PAUL GERHARD'S HYMM.

DOVER. S. M.

Tr. J. Wesley.

English.

I

GIVE to the winds thy fears;
Hope, and be undismayed;

God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears
God shall lift up thy head.

2 Through waves, and clouds, and storms,
He gently clears thy way;

Wait thou his time; so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day

3 Still heavy is thy heart?

Still sink thy spirits down?

Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
Bid every care begone.

4 What, though thou rulest not?

Yet heaven, and earth, and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
And ruleth all things well!

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A-men.

LUX BENIGNA. 10,4; 10,4; 10,10. 7. B. Dykes.

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ITEAD, kindly Light! amid th' encircling gloom,
Lead thou me on;

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The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead thou me on;

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.

2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Shouldst lead me on;

I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead thou me on:

I loved the garish day, and spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

3 So long thy power has blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on

O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone;

And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awile!

FAITH IN DARKNESS.

A. M. Toplady.

A-men.

OLMUTZ. S. M.

Gregorian. Arr. Mason.

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Stronger and brighter shine,

Nor present things, nor things to come,
Shall quench the spark divine.

307. CONTINUED.

4 When we in darkness walk,
Nor feel the heavenly flame,
Then is the time to trust our God,
And rest upon his name.

5 Soon shall our doubts and fears
Subside at his control;

His loving kindness shall break through
The midnight of the soul.

6 Blest is the man, O God,

That stays himself on thee!

Who waits for thy salvation, Lord,

Shall thy salvation see.

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OLMUTZ.

A-men.

AMES. L. M.

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I WHEN sins and fears prevailing rise,

And fainting hope almost expires,

Jesus, to thee I lift my eyes,

To thee I breathe my soul's desires.

2 If my immortal Saviour lives,

Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives;
Here let me build, and rest secure.

3 Here let my faith unshaken dwell;
Immovable the promise stands;
Not all the powers of earth or hell
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.

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1 THROUGH the love of God our Saviour,

All will be well:

Free and changeless is his favor!
All, all is well:

Precious is the blood that healed us;
Perfect is the grace that sealed us;
Strong the hand stretched out to shield us;
All must be well.

2 Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well:

Ours is such a full salvation,
All, all is well:

Happy, still in God confiding,
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding,
All must be well.

3 We expect a bright to-morrow;
All will be well:

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well:

On our Father's love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

Or in living, or in dying,

All must be well.

D. C.

A-men.

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