4

5

And show that we in earnest grieve,
By doing so no more.

Lord, make us thus sincere
To watch as well as pray ;
However small, however dear,
Take all our sins away.

And since the Saviour came
To make us turn from sin;

With holy grief and humble shame,
May we at once begin.

489

1

SINCE

PSALM XXvii. 8. JOHN xvii. 11.

C. M.

INCE thou hast said, "seek ye my face,"
Lord, we obey thy voice;

And in thy power and saving grace,
We gratefully rejoice.

2 Here, joy is ever mixed with woe,
And ill with good we find;
Nor is there any bliss below
Can fill the immortal mind.

3 The path unto our blessed abode,
Through various dangers lies;
A thousand snares beset the road,
A thousand terrors rise.

4 Satan and sin unite their art

To turn us from thee Lord;

Guard by thy grace each tempted heart,
And guide us by thy word.

5 Our Guardian, our Almighty Friend,
On thee our hopes we rest;

On thee our strength and peace depend,
Be near us and we're blessed.

490

1 SINCE

MATTHEW V. 14-16.

INCE we believe what Jesus saith,
And know his word is true,

May we be bold to own our faith,

And be obedient too.

2 Suppress our shame, subdue our fear,
And arm us, Lord, with zeal;
That what we are we may appear,
And speak the things we feel.

3 So may our lives and actions shine,
Through grace by thee bestowed;
That men may see thy grace divine,
And glorify our God.

4 And when with all thy saints we meet
Our Saviour face to face,

We'll cast our crowns before his feet,
And sing thy boundless grace.

491

1

SIN

MARK XVI. 15. ACTS viii. 4.
PHILIPPIANS i. 27.-ii. 15.

C. M.

L. M

NINCE we have known the joyful sound And have the only Saviour found, Let us with joy his saving name Throughout the earth to all proclaim. 2 Allowed of God to hold in trust The gospel light, 'tis only just

That we our utmost efforts use,
And far and wide this light diffuse.
3 Zeal should in all believers reign,
And love to Christ that zeal sustain;
His influence o'er our course preside,
His bright example be our guide.
4 Send out thy light and truth, O Lord,
Scatter thy saving truths abroad;
In every land thy word be sown,
By every soul the Saviour known.

492

1 JOHN iii. 1. PSALM 1xxxi. 1. ROMANS viii. 31. 7's.

1 SING aloud to God our strength,
Sing with wonder of his love;
Who can tell its breadth and length?
Who below, or who above.

2 He will keep us to the end,
He is with us where we go:
Since the Almighty is our friend,
Who can be to us a foe?

493

1

SING

PSALM CV.

ING praises to the Lord,
Adore his holy name;

His wondrous works, his saving word
To all the world proclaim.

2 The glories of our King

Let every lip record;

Let every heart rejoice and sing,
That humbly seeks the Lord.

S. M.

3 Oh, seek him for his grace,
Oh, seek him for his might,
Seek evermore his glorious face,
And in his love delight.

4

His mercies to our sires

To us shall be renewed;

His covenant when time expires

Shall stand as it has stood.

ISAIAH lv. 7.-lvii. 20. EZEKIEL Xviii. 31, 32.

494 PROVERBS XXII. 8. MATTHEW vii. 18. JAMESÍ. 7. C. M.

1 CINNERS, the voice of God regard,
SIN
'Tis mercy speaks to-day;

He calls you, by his sovereign word,
From sin's destructive

way.

2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest
You live devoid of peace;

A thousand passions in your breast
Rage on, and never cease.

3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell;
Why will you persevere ?
Will you in endless torment dwell
A torment sure and near?

4 Why will you in the crooked ways
Of sin and folly go?

In pain you labor all your days,
To reap eternal woe.

5 Oh, turn to God and you shall live,
For he doth guilt remove;

And every precious blessing give
To those who trust his love.

6 Submit, then, to your sovereign Lord,
Renouncing every sin;

Receive each promise of his word,
And learn his will divine.

7 His love exceeds our highest thought
For he has Christ bestowed;

And all in Christ, at length, are brought
To heaven his blessed abode.

495

1

ROMANS viii 14.

MATTHEW v. 16.-xvi. 24.
1 THESSALONIANS iv. 16-18.

O let our lips and lives express
The holy gospel we profess,
That men may see our virtues shine,
And own the doctrine is divine.

L. M.

2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The glory of our Saviour God,
When God the Spirit reigns within,
And grace subdues the power of sin.
3 Self must be steadily denied
Passion subdued and sinful pride;
While justice, temperance, truth, and love
Our faith and our adoption prove.

4 And let this bear our spirits up,
We toil and strive sustained by hope,
E'er long to see our glorious Lord
Return, by heaven and earth adored.