XXXII. As the 148th. L. H. C. Eternal and unchangeable love. 2 Tim. i. 12. Chap. ii. 13. Phil. i. 6. OMY distrustful heart, How small thy faith appears! But greater, Lord, thou art, Than all my doubts and fears: Did Jesus once upon me shine? Then Jesus is for ever mine. Unchangeable his will, Though dark may be my frame; His loving heart is still Eternally the same: My soul through many changes goes; 3 Thou, Lord, wilt carry on, 'Midst all my fears, and sin and wof, 4 The bowels of thy grace ADOPTION. XXXIII. C. M. DODDRIDGE. Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6. 1 SOVREIGN of all the worlds on high Allow my humble claim; Nor, while a worm would raise its head, 2 My Father God! how sweet the sound! 3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name. 3 Cheer'd by a signal so divine, COVENANT, XXXIV. C. M. DODBRIDGE. Support in God's covenant under trouble 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. · Μ Y God, the cov'nant of thy love And in its matchless grace I feel My happiness secure. 2 What though my house be not with thee, Since thou, the everlasting God, 4 I welcome all thy sov'reign will, " And when I know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 5. Thy cov'nant the last accent claims Of this poor falt'ring tongue; 1 And that shall the first notes employ XXXV. 112th. BENTLEY'S COLLEC. Pleading the covenant. Psalm lxxiv. 20. LORD my God, whose sov❜reign love Is still the same, nor e'er can move; Look to the covenant, and see, O Has not thy love been shown to me? 2 Be with me still, as heretofore, 1 And help me forward more and more; O lead me by thy gracious hand, Redemption by Christ alone. 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. ENSLAV'D by sin and bound in chains, Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched, guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid Invalu'd price! his precious blood 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell; 6 Dear Saviour, let thy love pursue And let our hearts be thine alone. XXXVII. L. M. S. STENNETT. It is finished. John xix. 30. 'TIS finish' so the Saviour cried, And meekly bow'd his head and died, "Tis finish'd-yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. "Tis finish'd-all that Heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd, In me the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finish'd-Aaron now no more 4 'Tis finish'd-this my dying groan 'Tis finish'd-let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round: Thro' heav'n and hell, thro' earth and sky. EFFICACY OF GRACE. XXXVIII. C. M. TOPLADY'S COLLEC. HA Efficacious grace. Psalm xlv. AIL! mighty Jesus, how divine The stoutest rebel must resign, At thy commanding word. 2 Deep are the wounds thy arrows give 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh, Go forth, sweet prince, triumphantly, 4 And when thy victories are complete; 5 O may my humble soul be found And I, with them, thy praise will sound XXXIX. L. M. 1. OA RIPPON'S SELEC. The conversion of Zaccheus. Luke xix. 1, |