Daily in his grace to grow,
And ever in his love abide;
Only Jesus will I know,
And Jesus crucified.

3 O that I could all invite,
This saving truth to prove;
Show the length, the breadth, the height,
And depth of Jesus' love;

Fain I would to sinners show

His blood by faith alone applied,
Only Jesus will I know,

And Jesus crucified.

99

Tune, Willowby.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 59.

C. P. M.

"The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth."

TELL

1 JOHN ii. 8.

NELL me no more of earthly toys,
Of sinful mirth and carnal joys,
The things I loved before;

Let me but view my Saviour's face,
And feel his animating grace,

And I desire no more.

2 Tell me no more of fame and wealth,
Of careless ease and blooming health,
For they have all their snares;
Let me but know my sins forgiven,
And see my name enrolled in heaven,
And I am free from cares.

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Tune, Iowa.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 47.
"Watch." MATT. XXV. 13.

A CHARGE to keep I have,
A God to glorify;

A never dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

S. M.

C. M.

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2 To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfil,

O, may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.

3 Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live;
And O, thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give.

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.

Tune, Mount Pisgah.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 32.

"Fight the good fight of faith." 1 TIM. vi. 12.

M I a soldier of the cross,

AM

A follower of the Lamb?

And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?

2 Shall I be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of ease?

While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed through bloody seas.

3 Are there no foes for me to face,
Must I not stem the flood?

Is this vain world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?

4 Sure I must fight if I would reign,
Increase my courage, Lord!

I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.

5 Thy saints in all this glorious war
Shall conquer, though they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
By faith they bring it nigh.

6 When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thine armies shine

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In robes of victory through the skies,
The glory shall be thine.

Tune, Martyn.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 63.

7 s.

"In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge." Ps. lvii. 1.

JESUS, lover of my soul !

Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the billows near me roll,
While the tempest still is high;
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide
Till the storm of life be past!
Safe into the haven guide;
O! receive my soul at last.
2 Other refuge have I none,-

Hangs my helpless soul on thee:
Leave, ah! leave me not alone;
Still support and comfort me:
All my trust on thee is stayed;
All my help from thee I bring:
Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of thy wing.
3 Plenteous grace with thee is found,
Grace to pardon all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound,
Make and keep me pure within;
Thou of life the fountain art,
Freely let me take of thee;
Spring thou up within my heart,
Rise to all eternity.

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Tune, Portuguese Hymn.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 85.

11 s.

"The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God."

Ps. lxii. 7.

HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the

Lord,

Is laid for your faith in his excellent word; What more can he say than to you he hath said,

You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled: 2 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 When through the deep waters I call thee to go,

The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee, I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 The soul that to Jesus has fled for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell shall endeavour to shake,

I'll never,—no, never,-no, never forsake.

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Tune, Woodland.
PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 40.

C. M. "By the grace of God, I am what I am." 1 Cor. xv. 10.

LL that I was, my sin, my guilt,

A1

My death, was all my own;

All that I am, I owe to thee,
My gracious God alone.

2 The evil of my former state
Was mine, and only mine;
The good in which I now rejoice
Is thine, and only thine.

3 The darkness of my former state
The bondage, all was mine;
The light of life in which I walk,
The liberty, is thine.

4 Thy grace first made me feel my sin,
And taught me to believe;

Then in believing, peace I found,
And now I live, I live.

5 All that I am, e'en here on earth,
All that I hope to be

When Jesus comes, and glory dawns,
I owe it, Lord, to thee.

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Tune, Brattle Street.

PRAYER MEETING TUNE BOOK, PAGE 24.

C. M.

"We loved him, because he first loved us." 1 JOHN iv. 19.

WE love thee, Lord, because when we

Had erred and gone astray,

Thou didst recall our wandering souls
Into the homeward way.

When helpless, hopeless, we were lost
In sin and sorrow's night,
Thou didst sent forth a guiding ray
Of thy benignant light.

2 Because when we forsook thy ways,
Nor kept thy holy will,

Thou wert not an avenging Judge,
But a gracious Father still.