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But let me still abide,

Nor from my hope remove,
Till thou my patient spirit guide
Into thy perfect love.

Tune, Hereford.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 46.

"Wilt thou not revive us again?" Ps. xxxv. 6.

LORD! thy work revive
In Zion's gloomy hour;

And let our dying graces live
By thy restoring power.

2 Oh, let thy chosen few

Awake to earnest prayer;
Their solemn vows again renew
And walk in filial fear!

3 Thy Spirit then will speak
Through lips of humble clay,
Till hearts of adamant shall break,
Till rebels shall obey.

4 Now lend thy gracious ear;
Now listen to our cry:

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O, come and bring salvation near!—
Our souls on thee rely.

Tune, Greenville.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 78.

"Thou wilt revive me." Ps. cxxxviii. 7.

VISIT, Lord, thy habitation,

S. M.

8, 7.

Breathe thy peace in all therein;
Peace, the foretaste of salvation;
Peace, the seal of pardoned sin.
Let thy love infusing Spirit

On each heart be shed abroad;
Raise us, by thy boundless merit,
To become the sons of God.

2 Prince of Peace, be ever near us,
Fix in every heart thy home;
With thy sweet communion cheer us,
Quickly let thy kingdom come.
Answer all our expectation;
Give our raptured souls to prove
Strong, abiding consolation,
Heavenly, everlasting love.

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Tune, Bartimeus.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 74.

"O Lord, revive thy work." HAB. iii. 2. AVIOUR, visit thy plantation; Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain:

SA

All will come to desolation,

Unless thou return again.

2 Keep no longer at a distance;-
Shine upon us from on high,
Lest, for want of thine assistance,
Every plant should droop and die.
3 Let our mutual love be fervent,
Make us prevalent in prayers;
Let each one, esteemed thy servant,
Shun the world's enticing snares.
4 Break the tempter's fatal power;
Turn the stony heart to flesh;
And begin, from this good hour,
To revive thy work afresh.

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Tune, Expostulation.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 83.

8, 7.

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Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." ISAIAH i. 18.

FLY, mourning sinner! saith Jesus, to

me,

Thy guilt I will pardon,-thy soul I will free;

From the chains that have bound thee my grace shall release,

And thy stains I will wash, and thy sorrows shall cease.

2 Though countless thy sins, and though crimson thy guilt,

Yet for crime such as thine was my blood freely spilt;

Come, sinner, and prove me; come, mourner, and see

The wounds that I bore when I suffered for

thee.

3 Thou doubt'st not my power, deny not my

will;

Come needy, come helpless, thy soul I will fill;

My mercy is boundless; no sinner shall say That he sued at my feet, but was driven away.

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Tune, Watchman.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 52.

S. M.

"And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

REV. xxii. 17.

THE Spirit in our hearts

Is whispering, Sinner, come!

The bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims To all his children, Come!

2 Let him that heareth say

To all about him, Come!

Let him that thirsts for righteousness,
To Christ, the Fountain, come!

3 Yes, whosoever will,

O, let him freely come,

And freely drink the stream of life "Tis Jesus bids him come.

4 Lo! Jesus, who invites,

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Declares, "I quickly come!"
Lord, even so! I wait thy hour:
Jesus, my Saviour, come!

Tune, Laconia.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 95.

"This day is a day of good tidings." 2 KINGS vii. 9.

WHERE'ER we meet, you always say,

What's the news?

Pray what's the order of the day?
What's the news?

Oh, I have got good news to tell!
My Saviour hath done all things well,
And triumphed over death and hell;
That's the news!

2 The Lamb was slain on Calvary;
That's the news!

To set a world of sinners free

That's the news!

e;

'Twas there his precious blood was shed, 'Twas there he bowed his sacred head; But now he's risen from the dead; That's the news!

3 To heaven above the Conqueror's gone; That's the news!

He's passed triumphant to his throne;
That's the news!

And on that throne he will remain,
Until, as Judge, he comes again,
Attended by a dazzling train;
That's the news!

4 His work's reviving all around,-
That's the news!

And many have redemption found,-
That's the news!

And since their souls have caught the flame,
They shout Hosanna to his name;
And all around they spread his fame,-
That's the news!

5 The Lord has pardoned all my sin;
That's the news!

I feel the witness now within;
That's the news!

And since he took my sins away,
And taught me how to watch and pray,
I'm happy now from day to day;
That's the news!

6 And Christ the Lord can save you now;
That's the news!

Your sinful heart he can renew;
That's the news!

This moment, if for sins you grieve,
This moment, if you do believe,
A full acquittal you'll receive,-
That's the news!

7 And now, if any one should say,

What's the news?

Oh, tell them you've begun to pray!-
That's the news!

That you have joined the conquering band,
And now with joy, at God's command,
You're marching to the better land,—

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That's the news!

Tune, Expostulation.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 83.

"Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God." EPH. iv. 30.

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DELAY not, delay not; O sinner! draw

near,

The waters of life are now flowing for

thee;