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24 O may I have this faith, and may I feel
That Christ can melt a heart that's hard as steel;
Lord, with thy penny grant a fresh supply,
And let it pay my way until I die...

25 And then my penny I shall want no more,
For I shall see him, and my soul adore
And sing the praises of the great I AM,
Jehovah, Jesus, God, the blessed Lamb,
26 Who wrapt himself in flesh, and died for me,
And paid my wretched debt on Calv'ry's tree;
O how I'll sing of Jesus and his love,
When I arrive where Jesus is above.
27 'Till then, O Jesus, keep me ev'ry day,
And guide and guard me in the narrow way,
And on my penny let me see thy face,
And daily live upon thy boundless grace.

Lord, what is man? Hebrews ii. 6.
1 LORD, what is man? A guilty wretch,
For hell he's full upon the stretch,
'Till stop'd by sov'reign grace;
And then, alas! what is he then?
A mourning, sighing, praying man,
He feels so vile and base.

2 Lord, what is man? No man can say
How far this wretch is gone astray,
And never would return,

Was not the Lord by mighty grace
To stop him in his hell-bound race,
In hell the wretch must burn.
3. Lord, what is man, unthinking man?
Who eagerly pursues his plan,

And thinks all will be right;

Yet never one could find the way
That leads to everlasting day,
But find eternal night.

4 Lord, what is man, poor fallen man? For whom Jehovah laid the plan,

That they should not be damn'd: O blessed scheme! amazing grace! "Tis Jesus standing in their place, And holds them in his hand. 5 Lord? what is man? Do all he can, The law his best deeds will condemn, They will not hide his shame;

The man must go to Calv'ry's tree, 'Tis only there he can be free,

There is no other name.

6 Lord, what is man, what was he first, When thou hadst form'd him from the dust? A pure and happy creature,

With will and pow'r to stand out well
Against the pow'r and craft of hell,
And worship his Creator.

7 Lord, what is man? what has he done?
Why, spurn'd against the Almighty one,
So merited perdition;

For hell is now his just desert,
For Satan now has gain'd his heart,
Ah! this is his condition.
8 But long before this was the case,
The Lord had plan'd the scheme of grace,
And all is now completed;

God view'd man as a ruin'd creature,
But he had found a Mediator,

And hell is now defeated..

9 On Christ was laid my load of sin,
That I eternal life might win,
And that intirely free:

How did Christ pay this vast amount ?
He took his peoples' whole account,
And nail'd it on the tree.

10 And who shall bring a second charge?
The debt is paid, however large,
The law has had its due;

Then come poor trembling sinner, come,
Redemption work's completely done,
Completely done for you.

11 This was the way God had decreed
That his own chosen should be freed
From hell's infernal fetters;

But what has man to do with this?
"Tis all of God, the praise is his,
And we eternal debtors.

12 Lord, when we come before thy face,
We'll sing aloud of matchless grace,
That sav'd us from the fall;

And he who was ordain'd to bleed,
That God's own chosen might be freed,
We'll crown him Lord of all.

I am with thee, to save. Jeremiah xv. 20.
1 IF Jesus can save me, I must then be say'd,
"Tis what he has promis'd to do;

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he will never cast any away: To Jesus I willingly go.

2 He only can help me, I know and believe, 'Tis Jesus, Jehovah, the Lamb,

Who hung as a victim on Calvary's tree, To save such a poor wretched man. 3 I'll go to his throne, and I'll plead at his feet, To save me from self, sin, and hell;

For this gracious purpose he hung on the cross; Sweet Jesus has done all things well.

4 And did not our Jesus know what he had done By dying on Calvary's tree?

He knew that the debts of his people were paid, From law, sin, and hell, were now free.

5 Then what is there left for a sinner to do?
Why nothing but praise and adore,
And give all the glory to sovereign grace,
And Jesus expects nothing more.

6 Then praise him, poor sinner, for what he has done For such a poor sinner as you,

In turning your face towards Canaan's sweet land,
With promise to bring you safe through.

7 Hosanna to Jesus, for ever the same,

Yesterday, and to-day, and for ever;

Who never will suffer one sheep to be lost,
No never, no never, no never.

The Lord will give grace and glory; and no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalm lxxxiv. 11.

1 IF Jesus shine, then what care I
If all the world beside look shy?
I then can sing that all is well,
And brave the frowns and craft of hell.
2 But if he frown, how is it then?
Why, I'm a poor distressed man,
Because I have no other hold;

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"Tis Jesus' smiles that make me bold.
3 But I will glory in his name;

'Tis I that change, Christ is the same,
Without one turning of the mind,
For Jesus is for ever kind.

4 And though ten thousand foes engage,
And hell itself be in a rage,

-Yet I can laugh at Satan's wiles,
When I enjoy my Jesus' smiles.
5 Because 'tis written in the word,
I won't forsake thee, saith the Lord;
His word did never, never fail,
Nor shall my unbelief prevail.

6 Base as I am, my nature base,
A sharer in man's sad disgrace,
But yet 'tis written in the word,
That I will save him, saith the Lord.
7 "Tis written, 'tis the Bible story,
That Jesus gives both grace and glory,
And no good thing will he withhold
From those who are within his fold.
8 "Tis written,-hear what Christ doth say;
The righteous shall hold on his way,
And those that grace makes clean and white
Are always precious in his sight.

9 "Tis written, I will do them good,
I am their Saviour and their God,
My love is constant, sure, and free,'
And will be to eternity.

10 "Tis written in God's precious word,
That they shall wait upon the Lord;
Their daily strength I will renew,

I'll hold them up, and bring them through.
11 And though God may suspend his grace,
And for a moment hide his face,

Yet he is faithful, and will keep
The most despised of his sheep.
12 For mountains may depart and flee,
And hills may tumble in the sea,
His promise will for ever stand,
He holds his people in his hand.

Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornication, theft, false witness, slanders, &c. Matthew xv. 19.

1 THE heart of man, what is it like?

Some are afraid to tell;

But I am not, therefore I say

"Tis like a little hell.

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