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HYMN 90. C. M. Arundel. [*]
Holy Fortitude; or, the Christian Soldier.
AMI a soldier of the cross?

A follower of the Lamb!

e And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name?

-2 Must I be carry'd to the skies, On flowery beds of ease?

e Whilst others fought to win the prize, And sail'd through bloody seas?

-3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood?

e Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God?

• 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; Increase my courage, Lord;

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o I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word.

5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die; o They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye.

• 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine,

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In robes of victory, through the skies-
The glory shall be thine.

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Watts.

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HYMN 91. 8, 7, & 4. Tamworth
God, the Pilgrim's Guide. Ps. xlviii, 14.
UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land .
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,

Feed me till I want no more
2 Open, Lord, the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through:
Strong Deliv3rer!

Be thou still my strength and shield. e 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside;

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Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side:

Songs of praises

I will ever give to thee.

Robinson.

HYMN 92. L. P. M. Devotion. [*]

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The Christian's Shepherd. Ps. xxiii. HE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend, e 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountains pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads, My weary wandering steps he leads,Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscapes flow. e 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray; -His bounty shall my pains beguile; o The barren wilderness shall smile, With lively greens and herbage crown'd, And streams shall murmur all around. o 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrours overspread, o My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, e For thou, O Lord, art with me still Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the disma, shade.

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Addison.

HYMN 93. L. M. Oporto. [*] Ministry of Angels. Ps. xci, Ì1. SEE, Gabriel swift descends to earth, Glad to foretell a Saviour's birth; Hark! a full choir of angels sing

The new-born Saviour, and the King.

e 2 Behold these swift-wing'd envoys wait On Jesus, in his humble state;

p The desert and the garden prove

Their glowing zeal, their tender love.

03 They saw the Conqueror mount on high, To glorious worlds beyond the sky,

Escorted by a shining band,

To take his place at God's right hand. -4 Still are these glorious hosts above Employ'd in messages of love;

On saints below they cheerful wait, Nor think the work beneath their state. 5 Jesus, my Lord, my living Friend, May these thy servants me attend, Through life; and when I quit this clay, o Safe to thine arms my soul convey. Needham

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HYMN 94. C. M. Devizes. [*]
Servants of God always safe.

HOW are thy servants bless'd, O Lord,

How sure is their defence !

• Eternal Wisdom is their guide,

Their help, Omnipotence.

-2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

e 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne,
High on the broken wave,-

o They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.

-4 The storm is laid-the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will:

The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

o 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore;

o We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more.

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-6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be ;

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And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to thee.

Addison

HYMN 95. L. M. Pleyel's. [*]

Confidence and Joy in God. Hab. iii, 17 18. * 1 ALTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny Although the olive yield no oil,

The with'ring fig-tree droop and die,
The field delude the tiller's tell ;-

2 Although the stall no herd afford,
p And perish all the bleating race;
o Yet will I triumph in the Lord,
s The God of my salvation praise.
e 3 Though comfortless my soul remain,
And not a gleam of light appear;

a Though joy be sought, and sought in vain,
And though despair itself be near ;-
p 4 Although assurance all be lost,
And blooming hopes cut off I see;
o Yet will I in my Saviour trust,
g And glory that he died for me.

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Wesley.

HYMN 96. C. M. Zion. [*]
Christ, the Believer's Song.
THOU
HOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb,
We love to hear of thee;

-No music's like thy charming name,
Nor half so sweet can be.

e 2 Oh may we ever hear thy voice,
In mercy to us speak;

o And in our Priest will we rejoice, Thou great Melchisedec.

-3 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay;

o We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, When all things else decay.

-4 When we appear in yonder cloud, With all the favour'd throng,

Then will we sing more sweet, more loud,

And Curist shall be our song.

Madan's Col.

HYMN 97. 7's. St. John's. [*]

Adieu to the rain World.

d 1 WORLD, adieu! thou real cheat;

Oft have thy deceitful charms

Fill'd my heart with fond conceit,
Foolish hopes and false alarms;

-Now I see as clear as day,

How thy follies pass away.

e 2 Vain, thy entertaining sights;
False, thy promises renew'd;
All the pomp of thy delights
Does but flatter and delude:
Thee I quit for heaven above,
Object of the noblest love.

-3 Let not, Lord, my wand'ring mind
Follow after fleeting toys;
Since in thee alone I find
Solid and substantial joys,-
o Joys that, never overpast,
Through eternity shall last.
e 4 Lord, how happy is a heart,
After thee while it aspires!
-True and faithful as thou art,
Thou wilt answer its desires:
g It shall see the glorious scene
Of thine everlasting reign.

Madan's Col.

HYMN 98. 7 & 6. Amsterdam. [*]
The Pilgrim's Song.

01 RISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings,

Thy better portion trace;

Rise from transitory things,

Tow'rds heaven thy native place:
p Sun, and moon, and stars decay;
Time shall soon this earth remove:
Rise, my soul, and haste away,
To seats prepar'd above.

-2 Rivers to the ocean run,

Nor stay in all their course;
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun;
Both speed them to their source:
e So a soul that's born of God,

Pants to view his glorious face,-
Upward tends to his abode,

To rest in his embrace.

d 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize;

o Soon our Saviour will return, Triumphant in the skies.

e Yet a season, and you know,

Happy entrance will be given;

• All our sorrows left below,

And earth exchang'd for heaven. Madan's Col.

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