Prayer for Sanctification.
1. COME, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He himself has bid thee pray,
Thou wilt not be thrust away.
2. With my burden I begin;
Lord, remove this load of sin;
Let thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.
3. Lord, I come to thee for rest,
Take possession of my breast;
There thy blood-bought right maintain,
And without a rival reign.
4. While I am a pilgrim here,
Let thy love my spirit cheer;
Be my guide, my guard, my friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.
5. Show me what I have to do,
Every hour my strength renew;
Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die thy people's death.
Influences of the Spirit.
1. GRACIOUS Spirit-Love divine!
Let thy light within me shine;
All my guilty fears remove,
Fill me with thy heavenly love.
2. Speak thy pardoning grace to me,
Set the burdened sinner free;
Lead me to the Lamb of God,
Wash me in his precious blood.
3. Life and peace to me impart;
Seal salvation on my heart;
Breathe thyself into my breast,
Earnest of immortal rest.
4. Let me never from thee stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Fill my soul with joy divine,
Keep me, Lord, forever thine.
1. WHEN, my Saviour, shall I be
Perfectly resigned to thee?
Poor and blind in my own eyes,
Only in thy wisdom wise?
2 Only thee content to know,
Ignorant of all below!
Only guided by thy light,
Only mighty in thy might?
3. So I may thy Spirit know,
Let him as he listeth blow;
Let the manner be unknown,
So I may with thee be one.
4. Fully in my life express
All the heights of holiness;
Sweetly let my spirit prove
All the depths of humble love.
A Blessing humbly Requested.
1. LORD! we come before thee now:
At thy feet we humbly bow;
O, do not our suit disdain;
Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ?
2. Lord! on thee our souls depend,
In compassion, now descend;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace,
Tune our lips to sing thy praise.
3. In thine own appointed way,
Now we seek thee, here we stay;
Lord, we know not how to go,
Till a blessing thou bestow.
4. Send some message from thy word,
That may joy and peace afford;
Let thy Spirit now impart
Full salvation to each heart.
5. Comfort those who weep and mourn;
Let the time of joy return;
Those who are cast down lift up,
Make them strong in faith and hope.
6. Grant, that all may seek and find
Thee a God supremely kind;
Heal the sick, the captive free,—
Let us all rejoice in thee.
Burdened Sinners invited to Christ.
1. COME, ye weary souls oppressed,
Find in Christ the promised rest;
On him all your burdens roll,
He can wound, and he mak whole.
2. Ye, who dread the wrath of God,
Come and wash in Jesus' blood;
To the Son of David cry ;
In his word he's passing by.
3. Naked, guilty, poor, and blind,
All your wants in Jesus find;
This the day of mercy is,
Now accept the proffered bliss.
The Teaching Spirit.
1. HOLY Spirit, from on high,
Bend o'er us a pitying eye;
Now refresh the drooping heart,
Bid the power of sin depart.
2. Light up every dark recess
Of our heart's ungodliness;
Show us every devious way
Where our steps have gone astray.
3. Teach us, with repentant grief,
Humbly to implore relief;
Then the Saviour's blood reveal,
And our broken spirits heal.
4. May we daily grow in grace,
And pursue the heavenly race,
Trained in wisdom, led by love,
Till we reach our rest above,
1. HASTE, O sinner; now be wise;
Stay not for the morrow's sun;
Wisdom if you still despise,
Harder is it to be won.
2. Haste, and mercy now implore:
Stay not for the morrow's sun,
Lest thy season should be o'er,
Ere this evening's stage be run.
3. Haste, O sinner; now return;
Stay not for the morrow's sun;
Lest thy lamp should cease to burn,
Ere salvation's work is done.
4. Haste, O sinner; now be blest;
Stay not for the morrow's sun;
Lest perdition thee arrest,
Ere the morrow is begun.
|