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HYMN 44. First Part. L.M.
The tenth command.

1	WHATE'ER thy lot on earth may be, Let it contentment yield to thee; Nor others envy, or repine, Nor covet aught, that is not thine.
2	Justly hast thou forbidden, Lord, Each murm'ring motion, thought, and word; Justly requiring full content, With what thy providence hath lent.
3	But can a sinner lift his eye Before the Lord of hosts on high, And say, "this precept I've obey'd, "Nor from it ever turn'd aside?"
4	Alive without the law I stood, And thought my state was safe and good; But when with pow'r this precept came, I saw my sin, and guilt, and shame.
5	Lord, I adore thy saving love, Which did from me the curse remove, By hanging on th' accursed tree, And being made a curse for me!

HYMN 44. Second Part. L.M.
They who are converted cannot perfectly obey the law.

1	GRACE has enabled me to love Thy holy law and will; But sin has not yet ceas'd to move, It tyrannizes still.
2	Hence often fill'd with dread alarms, My peace and joy subside; And I've employ for all the arms The gospel has supplied.
3	Thus diff'rent powers within me strive, While opposites I feel;

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HYMN 44. Second Part. L.M.
They who are converted cannot perfectly obey the law. (cont.)

3	I grieve, rejoice, decline, revive, As sin or grace prevail.
4	But Jesus hath his promise past; Sin with the body dies: And grace in all his saints at last Shall gain its victories.

HYMN 44. Third Part. L.M.
Practical use of the moral law.

1	O LORD, my soul convicted stands Of breaking all thy ten commands: And on me justly might'st thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal show'r.
2	But thanks to God, its loud alarms Have warn'd me of approaching harms; And now, O Lord, my wants I see, Lost and undone, I come to thee.
3	I know my fig-leaf righteousness Can ne'er thy broken law redress; Yet in the gospel plan I see, There's hope of pardon e'en for me.
4	There, I behold with wonder, Lord! That Christ hath to thy law restor'd Those honours on th' atoning day, Which guilty sinners took away.
5	Amazing wisdom, pow'r and love, Display'd to rebels from above! Do thou, O Lord, my faith increase To love and trust thy plan of grace.

HYMN 45. First Part. L.M.
Prayer.

1	WHERE is my God? does he retire Beyond the reach of humble sighs? Are these weak breathings of desire Too languid to ascend the skies?