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m 3 When from the dust of death I rise

To claim my mansion in the skies, mf Even then, this shall be all my plea, 'Jesus hath lived, hath died for me.'

4 This spotless robe the same appears,
When ruined nature sinks in years;
No age can change its constant hue;
The robe of Christ is ever new.

m 5 O let the dead now hear thy voice;
Now bid thy banished ones rejoice;
f Their beauty this, their glorious dress,
Jesus, thy blood and righteousness.

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mf 1 O LOVE, how deep! how broad! how high! It fills the heart with ecstasy,

That God, the Son of God, should take
Our mortal form, for mortals' sake.

m 2 He sent no angel to our race,
Of higher or of lower place,

But wore the robe of human frame,
And he himself to this world came.

3 For us baptized, for us he bore
His holy fast, and hungered sore;
For us temptations sharp he knew,
For us the tempter overthrew.

4 For us he prayed, for us he taught,
For us his daily works he wrought,-
By words and signs and actions thus
Still seeking, not himself, but us.

p 5 For us, to wicked men betrayed, [arrayed, Scourged, mocked, in crown of thorns He bore the shameful cross and death; For us at length gave up his breath.

m 6 For us he rose from death again; For us he went on high to reign; For us he sent his Spirit here

To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

mf 7 To him whose boundless love has won Salvation for us through his Son,

f To God the Father glory be, Both now and through eternity.

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m 1 ARM of the Lord, awake, awake! Put on thy strength, the nations shake, mf And let the world, adoring, see

Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee.

2 Say to the heathen from thy throne,
'I am Jehovah, God alone;
f Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cast their altars to the ground.

m 3 Let Zion's time of favour come;
O bring the tribes of Israel home;
And let our wondering eyes behold
Gentiles and Jews in Jesus' fold.

mf 4 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim
In every clime of every name;

f Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all.

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m 1 POUR out thy Spirit from on high;

Lord, thine assembled servants bless; Graces and gifts to each supply,

And clothe them with thy righteousness.

2 Within thy temple when they stand,

To teach the truth, as taught by thee, mf Saviour, like stars in thy right hand The angels of the churches be.

m 3 Wisdom and zeal and faith impart,

Firmness with meekness, from above,
To bear thy people on their heart,
And love the souls whom thou dost love;

4 To watch and pray, and never faint,

By day and night strict guard to keep, To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,

Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep;

mp 5 Then, when their work is finished here, In humble hope their charge resign. When the Chief Shepherd shall appear, O God, may they and we be thine.

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m 1 O SPIRIT of the living God,

In all thy plenitude of grace,
Where'er the foot of man hath trod,
Descend on our apostate race.

mf 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love
To preach the reconciling word;
Give power and unction from above,
Whene'er the joyful sound is heard.
m 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light;
Confusion, order, in thy path;
Souls without strength inspire with might;
Bid mercy triumph over wrath.

mf 4 O Spirit of the Lord, prepare

All the round earth her God to meet;
Breathe thou abroad like morning air,
Till hearts of stone begin to beat.

5 Baptize the nations; far and nigh
The triumphs of the cross record;

ƒ The name of Jesus glorify,

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Till every kindred call him Lord.

mf 10 JESUS, Lord of heavenly grace, Thou Brightness of thy Father's face, Thou Fountain of eternal light,

Whose beams disperse the shades of night,

m 2 Come, holy Sun of heavenly love,
Shower down thy radiance from above,
And to our inward hearts convey
The Holy Spirit's cloudless ray.

3 And we the Father's help will claim,
And sing the Father's glorious name;
His powerful succour we implore,
That we may stand, to fall no more.

4 May he our actions deign to bless,
And loose the bonds of wickedness,
From sudden falls our feet defend,
And bring us to a prosperous end.

5 May faith, deep-rooted in the soul,
The flesh subdue, the mind control;
May guile depart, and discord cease,
And all within be joy and peace.

mf 6 O hallowed be the approaching day;
Let meekness be our morning ray,
And faithful love our noonday light,
And hope our sunset, calm and bright.
m 7 0 Christ, with each returning morn
Thine image to our hearts is borne;
O may we ever clearly see

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Our Saviour and our God in thee.

mf 1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

m 2 Thy precious time misspent redeem;
Each present day thy last esteem;
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great day thyself prepare.

3 In conversation be sincere ;

Keep conscience as the noontide clear;
Think how all-seeing God thy ways
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.

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