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A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.

2 Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet To be for such a slumber meet, mf With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost his venomed sting!

m 3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe shall dim that hour
That manifests the Saviour's power.

mp 4 Asleep in Jesus! O for me
May such a blissful refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie,
Waiting the summons from on high.

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5 Asleep in Jesus! time nor space
Debars this precious hiding-place;
On Indian plains, or Lapland snows,
Believers find the same repose.

? 6 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
But thine is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.

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m 1 AT even, ere the sun was set,

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The sick, O Lord, around thee lay;
O in what divers pains they met !
O with what joy they went away!

m 2 Once more 'tis eventide, and we,

Oppressed with various ills, draw near; What if thy form we cannot see,

We know and feel that thou art here.

mp 3 O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel :

For some are sick, and some are sad,
And some have never loved thee well,
And some have lost the love they had,

4 And some are pressed with worldly care,
And some are tried with sinful doubt,
And some such grievous passions tear
That only thou canst cast them out;

5 And some have found the world is vain,
Yet from the world they break not free;
And some have friends who give them pain,

Yet have not sought a friend in thee;

6 And none, O Lord, have perfect rest,
For none are wholly free from sin;
And they who fain would serve thee best
Are conscious most of wrong within.

m 7 O Saviour Christ, thou too art Man;

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Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried: Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide;

m 8 Thy touch has still its ancient power; No word from thee can fruitless fall: Hear in this solemn evening hour,

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And in thy mercy heal us all.

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m 1 WHERE high the heavenly temple stands, The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature wears, The Guardian of mankind appears.

mp 2 He, who for men their Surety stood, And poured on earth his precious blood, mf Pursues in heaven his mighty plan,

The Saviour and the Friend of man.

mp 3 Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother's eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.

4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains
A fellow-feeling of our pains,
And still remembers in the skies
His tears, his agonies, and cries.

5 In every pang that rends the heart
The Man of Sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.

mf 6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne
Let us make all our sorrows known,
And ask the aids of heavenly power
To help us in the evil hour.

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mp 1 TAKE up thy cross, the Saviour said, If thou wouldst my disciple be,

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Deny thyself, the world forsake,
And humbly follow after me.

2 Take up thy cross; let not its weight
Fill thy weak spirit with alarm;
His strength shall bear thy spirit up,

And brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm.

mp 3 Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,
Nor let thy foolish pride rebel;
Thy Lord for thee the cross endured,
To save thy soul from death and hell.

m 4 Take up thy cross then in his strength,
And calmly every danger brave;
'Twill guide thee to a better home,
And lead to victory o'er the grave.

mf 5 Take up thy cross, and follow Christ,
Nor think till death to lay it down ;
For only he who bears the cross

May hope to wear the glorious crown.

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p 1 'Twas on that night when doomed to know
The eager rage of every foe,

That night in which he was betrayed,
The Saviour of the world took bread,

mp 2 And, after thanks and glory given
To him that rules in earth and heaven,
That symbol of his flesh he broke,
And thus to all his followers spoke :-

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m 3 My broken body thus I give

For you, for all; take, eat, and live;
And oft the sacred rite renew,

That brings my wondrous love to view.'

4 Then in his hands the cup he raised,
And God anew he thanked and praised;
While kindness in his bosom glowed,
And from his lips salvation flowed.

5' My blood I thus pour forth,' he cries,
To cleanse the soul in sin that lies;

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In this the covenant is sealed,

And Heaven's eternal grace

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mf 6 With love to man this cup is fraught;
Let all partake the sacred draught;
Through latest ages let it pour
In memory of my dying hour.'

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mp 1 BEHOLD a Stranger at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long, is waiting still:

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You treat no other friend so ill.

m 2 O lovely attitude! he stands

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With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness! and he shows
This matchless kindness to his foes.

3 Admit him, for the human breast
Ne'er entertained so kind a guest;
No mortal tongue their joy can tell
With whom he condescends to dwell.

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