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You must not climb another way,
Nor scale another wall;

I am the shepherd of my sheep,
Their refuge and their all.

My sheep they ever know my voice, For by them I do stand;

To seperate the goats afar,

And gather all my lambs.

Since we the way of life do know,
Why do we not attend,

To our best interest here below,
The sacred truth defend.

The just man's path is ever bright,
And brighter still it grows;
If he does but the truth obey,
Darkness he never knows.

O, Son of righteousness arise,
Which once on us hath shined,
And bid each soul new courage take,
And comfort every mind.

Let every hindering cloud disperse,
The cheering rays appear;
'Till we are cleared from every sin,
And to our God draw near.

Then will our hearts supremely love,
And our affections rise;
And centre in the mighty God,

That reigns above the skies.

In power and glory he doth reign,
His throne forever stands;

He loved our race with love supreme,
He broke our slavish bands.

Why are my thoughts so fond of earth?
Why do they grovel here?

No lasting joys can I possess,
No bliss without a tear.

If I my

heart with care would keep,
I should not often grieve;
The spirit of my blessed Lord,
Would all my wants relieve.

My duty is to watch and pray,
Myself I should deny ;
In every sore temptation then,
I should to Jesus fly.

RESOLUTIONS,

[For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. 2 Cor. 10: 4.]

I'll raise my heart to thee my God,

My tongue shall speak thy praise;
I'll labor in thy vineyard Lord,
The remnant of my days.

Thy cause is precious to my soul,
In it I take delight;

Although the conflict is severe,
With courage I will fight.

No carnal weapons do l' use,
The spirit's sword I wield;
Now sinners gladly turn to thee,
And to thy sceptre yield.

I will not ground my arms while here,
On this polluted ground;
But ever keep my armor on,
'Till victory I have found.

I'll faithful to my master prove,
Though I should suffer here;

He'll take my soul from earth to heaven,
If I his badge do wear.

O help me Lord for to defend,

Thy precious cause below;

Though sinners do blaspheme thy name, Do thou forgiveness show.

The

puny arm of sinful man,
Cannot secure the soul;

Wilt thou thy strength unto us grant,
In mercy make us whole.

My daily walk shall then convince.
That I have Christ put on;

My conversation shall be chaste,
My Savior I will own.

FEELINGS AT CONVERSION,

What rapturous joy my soul did feel,
When to the Savior I did yield,
And he my sins forgave;

My soul did mount on wings of love,
I praised the God that reigned above,
For he had set me free.

To sinners then did I proclaim,
And spoke of my blest Savior's name,
And told them he had died;
I warned them to escape from hell,
And do their blessed masters will,
While life to them was given,

I told them that the Spirit strove,
But from them it would soon remove,
And give them up to death ;:
Itold them that their souls would'die,
if they would not with God comply,.
And serve their Savior here.

My Savior then my soul did help,
The sinners heart it seemed to melt,
The spirit with him strove;
The Bible was my blessed guide,
In it my soul did then confile.

It gave me strength and light.

O. may my daily walk still prove,
That I my blessed Savior love,
And for poor sinners pray;
My prayer to God shall ever be,
That guilty sinners here may see,
That Jesus died for them.

O, may I labor here below,
Since Jesus' blood did freely flow,
To cleanse our souls from sin;
The vilest souls he will befriend,
If they unto his word attend,

And serve him here below.

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Thy judgment Lord do I deserve,
Thy holy spirit oft I've grieved,

And drove thee from my breast;
Covered with shame and sin i stand,
Deserve the curse from thy right hand,
Exclusion from thy rest.

Against thee, Oh my God I sin,
Oh, wilt thou visit me again,
Or wilt thou cast me off?
And must I then in darkness dwell,
With fiendish spirits now in hell,
Or will thy pity move?

Guilty, O Lord, I still must plead,
Though justice from thy throne proceed,
And sink me down to death;

Thy justice there I still would tell,
Though I with cursed spirits dwell,
Thy throne is ever pure.

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