SUNDAYS AFTER TRINITY: HOLINESS.

339 JESU, Thou wounded Lamb More of Thy presence, Lord, impar,

of

me bear; Erect Thy throne within my heart,

And reign without a rival there. Give me to read my pardon seal'd, And from Thy joy to draw my strength,

of God, Oh wash me in Thy cleansing blood; Give me to know Thy love: then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. Take my poor heart, and let it ber For ever closed to all but Thee; Seal Thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. How blest are they who still abide Close shelter'd in Thy bleeding side, Who life and strength from thence derive,

And by Thee move, and in Thee live. How can it be, Thou heavenly King,

That Thou shouldst us to glory bring?

throne,

Deck'd with a never- fading crown?: Ah, Lord, enlarge our scanty thought, To know the wonders Thou hast wrought;

Unloose our stammering tongues to tell

Thy love immense, unsearchable. First born of many brethren Thou," To Thee, lo, all our souls we bow: To Thee our hearts and hands we give: Thine may we die: Thine may we live. Amen.

340 QUIET, Lord, my froward

heart,

Make me teachable and mild, Upright, simple, free from art, Make me as a weanèd child, From distrust and envy free, Pleased with all that pleases Thee. What Thou shalt to- day provide

Let me as a child receive; What to- morrow may betide,

Calmly to Thy wisdom leave " Tis enough that Thou wilt care; Why should I the burden bear? As a little child relies

On a care beyond his own, Knows hes neither strong nor wise. Fears to stir a step alone, Let me thus with Thee abide, As my Father, Guard, and Guide.

May I live upon Thy smiles,

Till the promised hour appears, When the sons of God shall prove All their Father's boundless love. Amen.

341 AND dost Thou say, Ask what

thou wiit?

To have Thy boundless love reveal'd, Its height, and depth, its breadth, and length.

342 LONG years I wander'd far

astray,

Long years the paths of sorrow trod, Still overshadow'd day by day

By love, the patient love of God. The time of mercy came at last,

His sheep the Shepherd sought and found

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And, as He smiled and homeward By love omnipotence was crown'd He brought me to His shelter'd fold, He washed in blood my miry fleece, And guided me with love untold

In ways of pleasantness and peace. Ah, Lord, this wayward heart of mins Too often wounds its tenderest Friend;

Grant these requests, I ask no more, But to Thy care the rest resign; Living or dying, rich or poor,

All shall be well if Thou art mine. Amen,

Lord, I would seize the golden hour: I pray to be released from guilt, And freed from sin and Satan's

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But that unchanging heart of Thine Loves its beloved ones to the end. And love must realize its best:

Love cannot fail of love's design: The child must find the Father's breast:

Thus preserved from Satan's wiles, 343 0 SAVIOUR, may we never

Till Thou art form'd within; Till Thou hast calm'd our troubled breast,

The human must become divine: And then no wrinkle on her brow,

No blush of shame, of tears no trace, Thy Bride who sees Thee dimly now Unveil'd shall see Thee face to face. Oh rapturous gaze surpassing thought. Which writes Thy likeness on Thine

own;

A likeness near and nearer wrought, And perfected before the Throne.

Amen.

And crush'd the power of sin. Oh may we gaze upon Thy cross, Until the wondrous sight [ dross,

Makes earthly treasures seem but And earthly sorrows light. Until, released from carnal ties, Our spirit upward springs, And sees true peace above the skica True joy in heavenly things.