THE LAMB OF GOD THAT TAKETH

AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD!

WONDROUS Mystery of Grace,
Not to be wrought again!

That I, before the throne of God,
His likeness may retain !

And faultless, through atoning blood,
Forever thus remain !

O wondrous plan of mercy wrought,
Salvation so divine!

By such exceeding mercy brought,

For such a heart as mine!

No more to leave my God, my

Heaven,

But there forever dwell;
The chief of sinners thus forgiven,

Redeemed from death and hell!
Henceforth, no other claim but Thine
My constant life shall wear,
And by no other name be known,
But Mercy in Despair!

A life beyond the grave mine own,
The crown of Christ to wear;
So I to Thee my soul resign,
My God, my God, forever Thine,
Almighty thus to save.

Descending to the grave!

Lord, save me from myself!
Deliver me from pride,

And in the ocean of Thy Love,

My sins and follies hide!

My soul is as a field

Ploughed deep with Satan's care, And through its furrows Satan drives. The harrows of Despair!

But, Lord, the field is Thine,

And only loaned to me,

By Thy sweet grace, to make it shine,
A garden dear to Thee!

Oh take me as Thine own,

From sin and folly free;

And with its fruit it shall be known,
All wrought by Love for Thee!
Oh with such work for my dear Lord,
How blessed I shall be!

Of all Thy Mercies ever known,

The greatest Mystery!

That Thou couldst bear me as Thine own,

From all transgression free,

The pardoned of all ages known

Thy prisoner to be!

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.

EVENING and morning and at noon,

My God, to Thee I pray!

Oh may Thy Spirit thus inspire
And teach me what to say!

For morn and eve, midnight and dawn
Are all alike to Thee:

Oh let Thy Presence fill my soul,
Wherever I may be!

So may my brief existence here,

By Thy good Spirit given, A reflex image be, of those

Who worship Thee in Heaven!

A wounded, bruised, and broken heart,
O God, to Thee I bring!

Oh for the grace to quench my thirst.
At Love's Eternal Spring!
Partaker of Thy holiness may I forever be,

By all Thy discipline of grace

And mercy wrought in me!

Forgiving mercy, boundless grace!

By chastening out of deep distress,

To bring my soul to Thee!

Father of Lights, whose grace we seek,

Grant us the wisdom of Thy Word,

That so we may with freedom speak,
The glory of our risen Lord;
The perfect Law of Liberty,

The covenant in Jesus' blood!
Father! I fall before Thy throne,
And Jesus' love I fain would plead!
Oh leave me never more alone,

But save me in the hour of need,
And at the fountain of Thy grace
Thy favor give my heart a place.
So may Christ's cleansing blood control
The mortal anguish of my soul.

Oh speak the word that bids sin cease!
Oh give the faith that may release,
And let me, pardoned, go in peace!
I cannot live without Thy Light,
Cast out and banished from Thy sight!
Oh bring, by Christ's atoning blood,
The dying sinner back to God!

I bless Thee for this precious prayer:
May it but find acceptance there,
Delivering me from dread despair,
My Saviour's dying love to plead,
And with calm faith to intercede.
Then, even in my dying hour,

Thou shalt be Light and Love and Power,

And Mercy raising me to Heaven,

The chief of sinners, so forgiven!

"WITH CHRIST IN GOD."

"WITH Christ in God!" Eternal Life!

How wondrous! How divine!

Each letter of this blessed text
Doth with God's glory shine!
Dear child, be quiet with thy God!
He never can forsake

His own unceasing precious work,
Nor leave it to mistake.

His loving kindness He'll command
By day, and all the night;
His song shall be thy saving health,
His Love thy soul's delight!
Who kindled in thy restless soul
This sacred heavenly fire?
Who bade thy longing spirit burn
With such supreme desire?
If thou commit thy life to Christ,
It will be found in God;
In His eternal sunshine wrought,
By His enduring Word!

O day divine! O glorious Power!
Lord, give my soul to know
Some sure foreshining of this grace,
While struggling here below;-