Praise for Mercies.

1. O BLESS the Lord, my soul;
His grace to thee proclaim;
And all that is within me, join
To bless his holy name.
2. O, bless the Lord, my soul;
His mercies bear in mind;
Forget not all his benefits;

The Lord to thee is kind.
3. He will not always chide;
He will with patience wait;
His wrath is ever slow to rise,
And ready to abate.

4. The Lord forgives thy sins,
Prolongs thy feeble breath;
He healeth thine infirmities,

And ransoms thee from death.

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5. He clothes thee with his love,
Upholds thee with his truth;
And like the eagle he renews
The vigor of thy youth.
6. Then bless his holy name,

Whose grace hath made thee whole;
Whose loving-kindness crowns thy days-
O, bless the Lord, my soul.

S. M.

Praise for Mercies.

1. MY soul, repeat his praise,
Whose mercies are so great ;
Whose anger is so slow to rise
So ready to abate.

2. His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love,
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.

3. High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread;
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.

S. M.

Providence and Grace.

1. O THOU, my life, my joy,
My glory and my all!

Unsent by thee no good can come,
No evil can befall.

2. Such are thy wondrous works,
And methods of thy grace,
That I may safely trust in thee
Through all this wilderness.
3. 'Tis thine all-powerful arm
Upholds me in the way;
And thy rich bounty well supplies
The wants of every day.

4. For such compassions, Lord!

Ten thousand thanks are due;
For such compassions I esteem

Ten thousand thanks too few.

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Light of the Spirit on the Word.
1. MY gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given;
O, may I never read in vain,

But find the path to heaven.
2. I hear thy word with love,
And I would fain obey;
Send thy good Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.

3. O, who can ever find

The errors of his ways?

Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind,

I would not dare transgress.

4. Warn me of every sin,

Forgive my secret faults,

And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,

Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.

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5. While, with my heart and tongue,
I spread thy praise abroad,
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.

S. M.

The Holy Spirit desired.

1. COME, Holy Spirit, come!
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
2. Convince us all of sin,

Then lead to Jesus' blood;
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.

3. Revive our drooping faith,

Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.

4. 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul:

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fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole.

5. Dwell Spirit, in our hearts;

Our minds from bondage free;

Then shall we know, and praise, and love
The Father, Son, and Thee.

S. M.

131. The Indwelling Influences of the Spirit.

1. 'TIS God the Spirit leads
In paths before unknown;
The work to be performed is ours,
The strength is all his own.

2. Supported by his grace

We still pursue our way;
And hope at last to reach the prize,
Secure in endless day.

3. 'Tis he that works to will,

'Tis he that works to do;

His is the power by which we act,

His be the glory too.

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Trust in God.

1. YOUR harps, ye trembling saints,
Down from the willows take;

Loud to the praise of love divine

Bid every string awake.

2. Though in a foreign land,
We are not far from home;
And nearer to our homes above
We every moment come.
3. His grace will, to the end,

Stronger and brighter shine;
Nor present things, nor things to come,
Shall quench this spark divine.

4. When we in darkness walk,

Nor feel the heavenly flame,

Then will we trust our gracious God,
And rest upon his name.