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468. 8. 7. Aldridge's Col. Penitent suing for Pardon....Job xiii. 15. AVIOUR, canst thou love a traitor ? Canst thou love a child of wrath? Can a hell-deserving creature

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Be the purchase of thy death? 2 Is thy blood so efficacious,

As to make my nature clean?
Is thy sacrifice so precious,
As to free me from my sin?
3 Sin on ev'ry side surrounds me ;
No acquittance can I hear;
Pangs of unbelief confound me,
Help me, Lord, my grief to bear.
4 Here then is my resolution,
At thy dearest feet to fall;
Here I'll meet my condemnation,
Or a freedom from my thrall.
[5 Now deny thy grace and mercy,
If thou canst, to wretched me ;
Lay aside thy love and pity,

If thou canst, and let me die!]
6 If I meet with condemnation,
Justly I deserve the same;
If I meet with free salvation,
I will magnify thy name.

469. L. M. Dobell

Persecution profitable to Saints....Matt. x. 21. 1 EAR not, ye little chosen flock,

You're safe in Christ, th' eternal rock :

You are the purchase of his blood,
Lov'd, and redeem'd, and call'd of God.
Tho' earth and hell against you rage,
He for your souls will still engage,
To prove the work is all divine,
He'll make your graces brighter shine.

3 When devils roar, it oft does prove
A time of sov'reign, special love;
And sinners at thy footstool fall,
To crown the Saviour Lord of all.
4 Ye chosen flock, go on to pray,
Grace shall be equal to your day;
He will his glorious truths defend,
And prove your everlasting friend.

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470. L. M.

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Peacock.

Stephen's Death....Acts vi. 15, ch. vii. 56-59. /HAT tender pity, love and care, For suff'ring saints doth Jesus bear; While they his glorious name confess, 'Midst persecution and distress.

2 Tho' by th' oppressor's rod they smart, See the Redeemer still impart

His consolations all divine,

With cheerful beams their faces shine. 3 Thus Stephen, the first martyr, dies, To truth a joyful sacrifice;

To vindicate the cause of God,
He seals the gospel with his blood.
4 Lo! on his countenance appears
Such radiance as an angel wears;
Reflected rays of glory bright,
Meet the spectator's wond'rous sight.
5 Not death, with all its dread array,
His heav'n-born soul could e'er dismay;
Jesus, the saint expiring, cheers,
And to his raptur'd sight appears.

6 "Behold," he cries, "heav'n's gates expand;
"Exalted see, at God's right hand,
"The Son of man, with glory crown'd,
"And the bright seraphim around."
7 Thus would the view of Jesu's face,
Each fear disarm, each terror chase ;

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Thus blest with joy, we yield our breath, Triumphing o'er the monster, death.

471. C. M. Gibbons.

Final Perseverance....1 Peter, i. 5.

THE intercessions of our Lord
His people's safety prove,

And to the end he loves the souls
Who first he deign'd to love!

2 "Father," he cries, in his last hours,
"My brethren I commend
"To thy protection, from the snares
"Of death and hell defend.

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[3 "O sanctify them by thy word, "Unite them all to thee;

"Till gather'd home by death, at length "They thy salvation see.]

4 "Father, 'tis my desire that all
"Whom thou to me hast giv'n,
"Behold my glory, and enjoy

"With me an endless heav'n."

5 Thus Jesus pray'd, nor shall his pray'rs
Be blown away, and lost;
Christians, rejoice, your landing's sure
On the celestial coast.

472. L. M. Steele.

Poor in Spirit....Matt. v. 3.

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E humble souls, complain no more;
Let faith survey your future store;

How happy, how divinely blest,

The sacred words of truth attest!

2 When conscious grief laments sincere,
And pours the penitential tear;
Hope points to your dejected eyes,
The bright reversion in the skies.
3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride
Despise your lot, your hopes deride :

In vain they boast their little stores;
Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours.
[4 A kingdom of immense delight,
Where health, and peace, and joy unite;
Where undeclining pleasures rise,
And ev'ry wish hath full supplies.
5 A kingdom which can ne'er decay,
While time sweeps earthly thrones away :
The state which pow'r and truth sustain,
Unmov'd forever must remain.

6 There shall your eyes with rapture view
The glorious friend that dy'd for you:
That dy'd to ransom, dy'd to raise,
To crowns of joy and songs of praise.]
7 Jesus, to thee I breathe my pray'r!
Reveal, confirm my int'rest there :
What'er my humble lot below,
This, this my soul desires to know!
8 O let me hear that voice divine,
Pronounce the glorious blessing mine;
Enroll'd among thy happy poor,
My largest wishes ask no more.

473. L. M. Elliot.

Power of God....Jer. xxxii. 27....Rom. viii. 32.
S any thing too hard for God?

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What wont he for his children do?
Dear in his sight is Jesu's blood,
And dear the purchase of it too.
2 Believe, and ask whate'er thou wilt,
Believing ask, thou shalt obtain ;

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For, lo! Immanuel's blood was spilt,
Because thou shouldst not ask in vain.

474. L. M. Dobell

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Praise.

HILE here on earth I'm call'd to stay,
I'll praise my God from day to day;

Jesus hath wash'd away my sin,

And made my soul complete in him.
2 When I am brought before his throne,
I'll sing the wonders he hath done ;
And join with all the ransom'd race,
To praise the riches of his grace.
3 Thro' all eternity I'll view
My Jesus, and admire him too;
Praise shall attune my warbling tongue,
And grace, free grace be all my song.

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475. L. M. Godwin, altered. Lord's Prayer...Matt. vi. 9-13.

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UR Father, thron'd in heav'n, divine,
To thy great name be praises paid;
Thy kingdom come-let splendor shine,
And thy bright will be still obey'd.
2 Give us our bread from day to day,
And all our wants do thou supply;
With gospel truth feed us, we pray,
That we may never faint or die.

3 Extend thy grace, our hearts renew,
Our each offence in love forgive,.
Teach us divine forgiveness too,
And freed from evil let us live.

4 For thine's the kingdom, and the pow'r,
And all the glory waits thy name;
Let ev'ry saint thy grace adore,
And sound in songs their loud Amen.

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476. L. M. Hart.

Pray without ceasing....1 Thes. v. 17. RAY'R was appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give ; Long as they live should christians pray, For only while they pray, they live. 2 The christian's heart his pray'r indites, He speaks as prompted from within ;

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