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HYMN 32. Third Part. C.M.
Elected to Holiness. (cont.)
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Not one of all the chosen race
But shall to heav'n attain,
Partake on earth the purpos'd grace,
And then with Jesus reign.
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HYMN 32. Fourth Part. C.M.
Love to Christ desired.
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THOU lovely source of true delight
Whom I unseen adore,
Unveil thy beauties to my sight;
That I may love thee more.
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Thy glory o'er creation shines;
But in thy sacred word
I read, in fairer, brighter lines,
My bleeding, dying Lord.
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'Tis here, whene'er my comforts droop,
And sin and sorrow rise,
Thy love, with cheerful beams of hope,
My fainting breath supplies.
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But ah! too soon the pleasing scene
Is clouded o'er with pain;
My gloomy fears rise dark between,
And I again complain.
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O may my soul with rapture trace
The wonders of thy love!
But the full glories of thy face
Are only known above.
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HYMN 33. First Part. C.M.
Conversion.
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NOT the malicious or profane,
The wanton or the proud,
Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain
The kingdom of our God.
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Surprising grace! and such were we
By nature and by sin;
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HYMN 33. First Part. C.M.
Conversion. (cont.)
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Heirs of immortal misery,
Unholy and unclean.
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But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood,
We're pardon'd thro' his name;
And the good Spirit of our God
Hath sanctified our frame.
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O for a persevering pow'r,
To keep thy just commands!
We would defile our hearts no more,
No more pollute our hands.
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HYMN 33. Second Part. C.M.
Death of sin.
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SHALL we go on to sin,
Because thy grace abounds?
Or crucify the Lord again,
And open all his wounds?
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Forbid it, mighty God!
Nor let it e'er be said,
That we, whose sins are crucified,
Should raise them from the dead.
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We shall be slaves no more,
Since Christ hath made us free;
Has nail'd our tyrants to his cross,
And bought our liberty.
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HYMN 33. Third Part. C.M.
Conversion and Faith.
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LORD, we adore thy matchless ways
In bringing souls to thee;
We sing and shout eternal praise,
For grace so full and free.
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"What must I do," the jailer cries,
"To save my sinking soul?
"Believe in Christ," the word replies,
"Thy faith shall make thee whole."
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