Increase in us the kindled fire,
In us the work of faith fulfil.

3 By faith we know thee strong to save: (Save us, a present Saviour thou!) Whate'er we hope, by faith we have ; Future and past subsisting now.

4 To him that in thy name believes, Eternal life with thee is given; Into himself he all receives,

Pardon, and holiness, and heaven.

5 The things unknown to feeble sense, Unseen by reason's glimm'ring ray, With strong commanding evidence, Their heavenly origin display.

6 Faith lends its realizing light, The clouds disperse, the shadows fly, Th' Invisible appears in sight,

And God is seen by mortal eye.

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Oxford-p. 123.]

FIRST PART.

OW can a sinner know

H His sins on earth forgiven?

S. M.

How can my gracious Saviour show
My name inscribed in heaven?

2 What we have felt and seen
With confidence we tell;
And publish to the sons of men
The signs infallible.

3 We who in Christ believe
hat he for us hath died,

We all his unknown peace receive,
And feel his blood applied.

4 Exults our rising soul,
Disburden'd of her load,
And swells unutterably full
Of glory and of God.

5 His love, surpassing far
The love of all beneath,

We find within our hearts, and dare
The pointless darts of death.

6 Stronger than death or hell
The sacred power we prove;
And, conq'rors of the world, we dwell
In heaven, who dwell in love.

Olney-p. 134.]

SECOND PART.

WE by his Spirit prove,

And know the things of God, The things which freely of his love He hath on us bestow'd.

2 His Spirit to us he gave,

And dwells in us, we know ;
The witness in ourselves we have,
And all its fruits we show.

3 The meek and lowly heart
That in our Saviour was,
To us his Spirit does impart,
And signs us with his cross.

4 Our nature 's turn'd, our mind
Transform'd in all its powers;
And both the witnesses are join'd,
The Spirit of God with ours.
5 Whate'er our pard'ning Lord
Commands, we gladly do;
And, guided by his sacred word,
We all his steps pursue.

6 His glory our design,

We live our God to please;
And rise, with filial fear divine,
To perfect holiness.

178 Witham-p. 192.] 4th P. M. 886, 886. NHOU great mysterious God unknown,

Those love hath gently led me on,

E'en from my infant days;
Mine inmost soul expose to view,
And tell me if I ever knew
Thy justifying grace.

2 If I have only known thy fear,
And follow'd, with a heart sincere,
Thy drawings from above;
Now, now the further grace bestow,
And let my sprinkled conscience know
Thy sweet forgiving love.

3 Short of thy love I would not stop,
A stranger to the gospel hope,
The sense of sin forgiven;

I would not, Lord, my soul deceive,
Without the inward witness live,
That antepast of heaven.

4 If now the witness were in me,
Would he not testify of thee,
In Jesus reconciled?

And should I not with faith draw nigh,
And boldly, Abba, Father, cry,

And know myself thy child?

5 Whate'er obstructs thy pard'ning love, Or sin, or righteousness, remove,

Thy glory to display ;

My heart of unbelief convince,

And now absolve me from my sins,

And take them all away.

6 Father, in me reveal thy Son,
And to my inmost soul make known
How merciful thou art;

The secret of thy love reveal,

And by thy hallowing Spirit dwell
For ever in my heart!

179 Lenox-p. 184.] 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s.

ARISE, my soul, arise,

Shake off thy guilty fears!

The bleeding Sacrifice

In my behalf appears;
Before the throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on his hands.

2 He ever lives above,
For me to intercede;
His all-redeeming love,

His precious blood, to plead;

His blood atoned for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.

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3 Five bleeding wounds he bears,
Received on Calvary;

They pour effectual prayers,

They strongly speak for me;
Forgive him, O forgive," they cry,
"Nor let that ransom'd sinner die !"

4 The Father hears him pray,
His dear anointed One;
He cannot turn away

The presence of his Son:

His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.

5 My God is reconciled,
His pard'ning voice I hear;
He owns me for his child,
I can no longer fear;

With confidence I now draw nigh,
And Father, Abba, Father, cry.

180 Rochester-p. 18.]

C. M.

GREAT God! to me the sight afford

To him of old allow'd;

And let my faith behold its Lord
Descending in a cloud!

2 In that revealing Spirit come down,
Thine attributes proclaim,
And to my inmost soul make known
The glories of thy name.

3 Jehovah, Christ, I thee adore,
Who gav'st my soul to be!
Fountain of being, and of power,
And great in majesty.

4 The Lord, the mighty God, thou art,
But let me rather prove
That name inspoken to my heart,
That fav'rite name of Love.

5 Merciful God, thyself proclaim
In this polluted breast;
Mercy is thy distinguish'd name,
And suits the sinner best.

6 Our misery doth for pity call,
Our sin implores thy grace;
And thou art merciful to all
Our lost, apostate race.

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ASK the gift of righteousness,
The sin-subduing power,

Power to believe, and go in peace,
And never grieve thee more.