4 Lord, never let our envy grow, Nor rob him of his honour due, 5 O God of truth! help to detest 1 C. M. The Christian is true and faithful to Jesus. A follow'r of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause, 2 Must I be carried to the skies, While others fought to win the prize, 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Is this wild world a friend to grace, 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; Be faithful to my Lord And bear the toil, endure the pain, 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, They see the triumph from afar, 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of vict'ry thro' the skies, HYMN 44. 1 First Part. L. M. The tenth command. WHATE'ER thy lot on earth may be, Let it contentment yield to thee; Nor others envy, nor 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. C. 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, 2 Hence often fill'd with dread alarms, And I've employ for all the arms 3 Thus diff'rent pow'rs within me strive, I grieve, rejoice, decline, revive, 4 But Jesus hath his promise past; And grace in all his saints at last HYMN 44. Third Part. L. M. LORD, my soul convicted stands W HERE is Prayer. L. M. my God? does he retire Beyond the reach of humble sighs Are these weak breathings of desire Too languid to ascend the skies? 2 No, Lord, the breathings of desire, But reaches thy all-gracious ear. 3 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye, 1 T The heart of ev'ry saint, HE Lord, who truly knows Invites us by his holy word, 2 He bows his gracious ear! We never plead in vain ; Yet we must wait till he appear, And pray, and pray again. 3 Tho' unbelief suggest Why should we longer wait?. 4 'Twas thus a widow poor, 6 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in prayer; He loves our importunity, 1 And makes our cause his care. HYMN 45. Third Part. L. M. WHAT HAT various hindrances we meet Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, 2 Prayer makes the darken'd cloud withdraw ;- 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Our cheerful song would oft'ner be, 0 Lord's prayer. UR Father, thron'd in heav'n, divine, To thy great name be praises paid; Thy kingdom come,-Thy glory shine; And thy good will be still obeyed. 2.Give us our bread from day to day, And all our wants do thou supply: With gospel-truth feed us, we pray, That we may never faint, nor die. 3 Extend thy grace, our hearts renew, Our each offence in love forgive; |