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HYMN 12. Second Part. P.M.
The offices of Christ. (cont.)

5	Now let my soul arise,    And tread the tempter down:    My Saviour leads me forth    To conquest and a crown. A feeble saint shall win the day, Tho' death and hell obstruct the way.
6	Should all the hosts of hell,    And pow'rs of death unknown,    Put their most dreadful forms,    Of death and mischief, on: I shall be safe, for Christ displays Superior pow'r and guardian grace.

HYMN 12. Third Part. L.M.
Christ is all, and in all.

1	IN Christ I've all my soul's desire; His Spirit does my heart inspire With boundless wishes large and high: And Christ will all my wants supply.
2	Christ is my hope, my strength and guide; For me he bled, and groan'd and died: He is my sun, to give me light, He is my soul's supreme delight.
3	Christ is the source of all my bliss, My wisdom, and my righteousness — My Saviour, Brother, and my Friend; On him alone I now depend.
4	Christ is my King to rule and bless, And all my troubles to redress; He's my salvation and my all, Whate'er on earth shall me befal.
5	Christ is my strength and portion too, My soul in him can all things do; Thro' him I'll triumph o^er the grave, And death, and ev'ry foe outbrave.

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HYMN 12. Fourth Part. L.M.
Christians.

1	NOT all the nobles of the earth, Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim, As those who bear the christian name.
2	To them the privilege is giv'n To be the sons and heirs of heav'n; Sons of the God who reigns on high; And heirs of joy beyond the sky.
3	On them, a happy, chosen race, Their Father pours his richest grace: To them his counsels he imparts, And stamps his image on their hearts,
4	Their infant-cries, their tender age, His pity and his love engage: He clasps them in his arms, and there Secures them with parental care.
5	His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds.
6	When thro' temptations they rebel, His chast'ning rod he makes them feel; Then, with a Father's tender heart, He sooths the pain, and heals the smart.
7	Their daily wants his hands supply, Their steps he guiirds with watchful eye; Leads them from earth to heav'n above, And crowns them with eternal love.
8	If I've the honour, Lord, to be One of this num'rous family; On me the gracious gift bestow, To call thee Abba, Father, too.