5. Come to me through life's changing way; And when its pulses cease to play,

Then, Saviour, bid me come to Thee,
That where Thou art I too may be.

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Acts xxi. 14.

L.M.

1-My will would like a life of ease,

And power to do, and time to rest,
And wealth and health my will would please,
But, Lord, I know Thy will is best.

2-If I have strength to do Thy will, That should be power enough for me; Whether to walk or to sit still,

Th' appointment of the day may be.

3—And if by sickness I may grow

More patient, holy, and resigned,

Strong health I need not wish to know,
And greater ease I cannot find.

4-And rest-I need not seek it here-
For perfect rest remaineth still;
When in Thy presence we appear
Rest shall be given by Thy will.

5-Lord, I have given my life to Thee,

And every day and hour is Thine,
What Thou appointest, let them be,

Thy will is better, Lord, than mine.

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Rev. xix. 1.

P.M.

1-Sing hallelujah! praise the Lord!
Sing with a cheerful voice;

Exalt our God with one accord,
And in His name rejoice.

Ne'er cease to sing, thou ransom'd host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

Until in realms of endless light,

Your praises shall unite.

2-There we to all eternity

Shall join th' angelic lays;
And sing in perfect harmony,
To God our Saviour's praise :-

"He hath redeem'd us by His blood,

And made us kings and priests to God;"

For us for us the Lamb was slain,

Praise ye the Lord! Amen.

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Isaiah xlv. 22.

P.M.

X

1-There is life for a look at the crucified One ; There is life at this moment for thee,

Then look, sinner, look unto Him and be saved,

Unto Him who was nailed to the tree.

2-Oh! why was He there as the bearer of sin, If on Him all thy sins were not laid? Oh! why from His side flowed the sincleansing blood,

If His dying thy debt hath not paid?

3-It is not thy tears of repentance or prayers, But the blood that atones for the soul;

On Him, then, who shed it, thou mayest at

once

Thy weight of iniquities roll.

4-His anguish of soul on the cross hast thou seen?

His cry of distress hast thou heard? Then why, if the terrors of wrath He endured,

Should pardon to thee be deferred?

5-Thou art healed by His stripes, (would'st thou add to the word?)

And He is thy righteousness made ;
The best robe of heaven He bids thee put

on,

Say, could'st thou be better arrayed?

6-Then doubt not thy pardon, since God has declared,

There remaineth no more to be done,

That once in the end of the world He appeared,

And completed the work He begun.

7—But take with rejoicing from Jesus at once The life everlasting He gives,

And know with assurance thou never canst die,

Since Jesus thy righteousness lives.

8-There is life for a look at the crucified One, There is life at this moment for thee;

Then look, sinner, look unto Him and be saved,

And know thyself spotless as He.

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1 Peter ii. 11.

-A pilgrim here I wander,

On earth have no abode ;
My fatherland is yonder,
My home is with my God.
For here I journey to and fro,
There, in eternal rest,

Will God His gracious gift bestow
On all the toil-oppress'd.

2-For what hath life been giving,
From youth up till this day,
But constant toil and striving,
Far back as thought can stray?
How many a day of toil and care,
How many a night of tears,

P.M.

Hath pass'd in grief that none could share,
In lonely anxious fears!

3-How many a storm hath lighten'd
And thunder'd round my path!

And winds and rains have frighten'd
My heart with fiercest wrath
And cruel envy, hatred, scorn,
Have darken'd oft my lot;

And patiently reproach I've borne,
Though I deserved it not.