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HYMN 134. C.M.
The Walk of Faith. (cont.)

5	Help me to tear it from the throne,    And worship only thee.
6	So shall my walk be close with God,    Calm and serene my frame; So faith and light shall mark the road    That leads me to the Lamb.
7	Faith purifies believers' hearts;    Faith always works by love; Receives with joy what Christ imparts,    And longs for things above.

HYMN 135. L.M.
The Conflicts of faith.

1	JESUS, our soul's delightful choice, In thee believing, we rejoice; Yet still our joy is mix'd with grief, While faith contends with unbelief.
2	Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive; But guilt and fears, and sorrows rise, And hide the promise from our eyes.
3	Do thou the languid spark inflame, That we may conquer in thy name; And let not sin and Satan boast, While saints lie mourning in the dust.
4	Unequal to the conflict, Lord, Too weak to wield the shield or sword, On thine almighty arm we fall; Be thou our Jesus, and our all.

HYMN 136. L.M.
The Trials of faith.

1	I PRAYED the Lord, that 1 might grow In faith, and love, and ev'ry grace; Might more of his salvation know, And seek more earnestly his face.

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HYMN 136. L.M.
The Trials of faith. (cont.)

2	'Twas he, who taught me thus to pray, And he, I trust, has answer'd prayer; But answer came in such a way, As almost drove me to despair.
3	I hop'd that in some favour'd hour, At once he'd grant me my request; And by his love's constraining pow'r Subdue my sins and give me rest.
4	Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart; And let the angry pow'rs of hell, Assault my soul in ev'ry part.
5	Yea more; with his own hand he seem'd Intent to aggravate my woe; Cross'd all the fair designs I schem'd, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low.
6	"Lord, why is this?" I trembling cried, "Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death! "'Tis in this way," the Lord replied, "I answer prayer for grace and faith:
7	"These inward trials I employ, "From self and pride to set thee free; "And break thy schemes of earthly joy, "That thou mayest seek thine all in me."

HYMN 137. L.M.
The Trials of faith.

1	WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn? 'Tis God that justifies their souls; And mercy like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls.
2	Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 'Tis Christ that suffer'd in their stead: And the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead.