His six days' toil is finish'd then;
His slavish fear for ever gone;
By faith in Christ he lives.
4 [A precious resting-place indeed;
Whatever weary pilgrims need
Is richly treasured here:

Here sinners may commune with God,
And drink full draughts of heavenly love,
Nor death nor danger fear.]

5 O may I ever rest in him,
And never, never stray again,
Nor after strangers roam:
Dear Jesus, fix my roving heart,
Nor ever let me from thee start,
Till thou shalt take me home.

637. Christ, the Believer's Rest.

JESUS, thou art our only rest
From sin, and guilt, and fears;
We love to lean upon thy breast,
And on thee cast our cares.

C. M.

2 With anxious care and painful thought, We toil'd and toil'd again;

True holiness was what we sought,
But this we sought in vain.

3 Stripp'd naked, and exposed to shame,
We loud for mercy cried;

The Lord gave faith to eye the Lamb,
And fasten in his side.

4 The works of nature, bad or good,
Availed nothing here;

Faith view'd the Saviour's precious blood,
And banish'd guilt and fear.

5 [Here's life, and light, and holiness,
And righteousness divine;
A boundless treasure, all of grace,
And faith says, All is mine.]

60 what a rest is Christ to me;
How precious and how true;
From guilt and sin he sets me free,
And gives me glory too.

7 I have, I want no rest beside;
Here's all a God can give;
Here would I constantly abide,
And every moment live..

638.

No Rest but Christ.

WITH sin and guilt poor Zion toils,
And labours hard for peace;

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But till the Lord the Saviour smiles, Her conscience gets no ease. 2 [Her efforts all abortive prove; Her working makes her worse; Nought but the Saviour's flesh and blood Can save her from the curse.]

3 The Lord the Saviour is her rest;
On him she casts her cares;

By faith she leans upon his breast,
And banishes her fears.

4 But till the Holy Ghost applies
The Saviour's precious blood,
Above her guilt she cannot rise,
Nor lean upon her God.

104th. 639. Return unto thy rest, O my soul." RETURN to thy rest, my soul, and rejoice; Let Christ be thy boast, for thou art his choice; And tho' sin and Satan, and their hellish guest, Do vex and dishearten, Jehovah's thy rest. 2 A sweet resting-place is Jesus to thee;

A fulness of grace, rich, sovereign, and free: From slavish works cease, then, and rest in the Lamb, [sin. For Christ is thy freedom from wrath, law, and 3 O yield not to fear, rest only in Christ;

His promise is sure; he's Jesus thy Priest; And by one atonement thy sin has condemn'd, Then by himself sworn that he'll love to the end. 4 Return, then, my soul, to Jesus thy Rest;

By faith on him roll, and lean on his breast; He will not deceive thee; his faithfulness prove; He never can leave thee, till God is not love.

640. "Lord, teach us to pray."

BLESSED Jesus, Lord of all,
Teach us on thy name to call;
Help us to be much in prayer,
And upon thee cast our care.

2 Draw us, Lord, by thy sweet power,
In temptation's darkest hour;

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Make us cry to thee our Friend, And upon thy grace depend. 3 At all times, in every case,

Lead us to thy Throne of Grace;
Let our needs be what they may,
Teach us how and what to pray.
4 Jesus, deign to bless us thus,
And to glory in thy cross;
Then, though men and devils roar,
We will ever thee adore.

641. Desiring to honour the Lord.
JESUS, mighty God and Saviour,
Lead me forth by thy right hand,
And be it my fix'd endeavour,
To obey thy sweet command;
Let me never

At a trifling distance stand.
2 Guide, O guide me by thy Spirit;
Leave me not to walk alone;
And by faith may I inherit
The eternal Three-in-One;
And with boldness,

8.7.4.

Make thy matchless wonders known. 3 May my soul be sweetly filled, With the treasures of my God; And my tongue be rightly skilled, To proclaim thy truth abroad: And with pleasure,

God's eternal love record.

642. Exodus xxxiii. 15.

2

ONCE more, dear God of grace,
Thy earthly courts we tread;
We come to see thy face,

And banquet with our Head:

148th.

We long, we faint, we pant for thee:
And hope that with us thou wilt be.
Though base and vile we are,
Nor goodness have to bring,
We cannot well despair,
While Jesus is our King;

He welcomes all by sin oppress'd,
Upon his grace to come and feast.

3

With Christ we would be fed ;
By faith upon him live;

We wish no other bread,
And thou hast this to give:

Lord, fill us well with this rich food,
And let us drink thy precious blood.

643. The same.-Ps. xxviii. 9.

8.8.6.

AGAIN, dear Lord, we would be fed;
We come to seek for living bread,
And feast on love divine:
Dear Father, let thy presence be
Enjoy'd by all thy family,

And make each face to shine.
2 In thee all blessings richly meet;
Come, then, and give our souls a treat,
And let us feast indeed:

O let us banquet with the King,
And love, and pray, and praise, and sing,
As sons from bondage freed.

3 May faith be strong, and pierce the skies, And we with pleasure realize

The glory now prepared:
Commune with Jesus as our Friend;
Upon him live; his love commend;
And carnal things discard.

4 If this be granted, we'll adore

The hand that gives, yet keeps in store
A boundless stock of grace;

In every time of need we'll cry,
And thou shalt all our needs supply,
And that with smiling face.

644.

"Watch and be sober."

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WATCH, watch & be sober, ye children of God; Your wonderful Lover has bought you with

blood; [life: Your Husband and Saviour for you gave his Then be your behaviour becoming his wife.

2

O watch against trusting to your native strength;

Behold Peter boasting, but o'ercome at length:

Your strength will forsake you and leave you to fall, Unless the Lord make you to trust him for all.

3

Treat all as deceivers that lead not to Christ; As holy believers, rely on your Priest; [post, Watch ye against sleeping, and stand to your Lest you should go weeping, while Canaanites boast.

4

By awful temptations attack'd and distress'd, Tho' thousand vexations each moment molest, Yet watch against falling, & yield not to doubt, On Christ your Lord calling, your foes you

rout.

645.

"Watch and pray."
DANGEROUS is the path we go,
In this wilderness below,
Savage beasts, of every kind,
Aiming to distress the mind.
2 Scarce an hour but pilgrims see
They from danger are not free:
In some unsuspected way,
Something fills them with dismay.
3 Thus beset, they daily feel

They have neither strength nor skill
Rightly to oppose the foe,
Or to guard against the woe.
4 How, then, can they persevere?
Must they of the prize despair?
No; 'tis theirs to watch and pray,
For the Lord will guard the way.
5 Christ the Master, Lord of all,
Bids his children watch and call;
May it be our blessed case,
Both to watch and seek his face.
When we watch, then may we pray,
And in prayer watch every day:
And with pleasure ever prove,
All our strength is from above.

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7 [Thus supported, we shall be

shall

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More than conquerors, Lord, thro' thee,
And, when every danger's past,
Live and reign with thee at last.