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I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD.-ROMANS viii. 38, 39.

A DEBTOR to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing,

Nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
My person and off'rings to bring.
The terrors of law, and of Gov,

With me can have nothing to do;
My SAVIOUR's obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.
2 The work, which his goodness began,
The arm of his strength will com-
His promise is yea and amen, [plete;
And never was forfeited yet:"
Things future, nor things that are now,
Nor all things below or above,
Can make him his purpose forego,
Or sever my soul from his love.

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3 My name from the palms of his hands
Eternity will not erase;
Engraven for ever it stands
In marks of indelible
grace:
Yea, I to the end shall endure,

As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure, *
The glorified spirits in heav'n!

380.

Perseverance.

L. M.

Who shall separate us from the love of CHRIST ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.-ROM. viii. 35, 37.

IMMOVABLE our hope remains, Within the vail our anchor lies: JESUS, who wash'd us from our stains, Shall bear us safely to the skies. 2 Strong in his strength, we boldly say, For us IMMANUEL shed his blood; Who then shall tear our shield away, Or part us from the love of God? 3 Shall tribulation or distress, Or pain, or persecution's sword? Shall Satan rob us of our peace, Or prove too mighty for the LORD? 4 No, never! saints are kept secure By JESU's everlasting love; Thro' him their victory is sure, Which leads to certain joys above!

381. Redemption Finished. 8—7-4.

When JESUS, therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. JOHN xix. 30.

HARK! the voice of love and mercy,
Sounds aloud from Calvary!

See! it rends the rocks asunder,

Shakes the earth, and veils the sky!

"It is finish'd,"

Hear the dying SAVIOUR cry! 2 It is finish'd! O what pleasure Do these joyful words afford! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from CHRIST the LORD. It is finish'd!

Saints, the dying words record.
3 Finish'd, all the types and shadows
Of the ceremonial law;

Finish'd, all that God had promis'd;
Death and hell no more shall awe.
It is finish'd!

Saints, from hence your comfort draw.
4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
Join to sing the pleasing theme:
All on earth, and all in heav'n,
Join to praise IMMANUEL'S name!
Hallelujah!

Glory to the bleeding Lamb!

382. Redemption by Christ alone. L. M. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of CHRIST, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.-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 [The LORD himself, the mighty GoD,
An all-sufficient ransom paid:
JESUS his own most precious blood
For vile rebellious traitors shed.]
4. The spotless, sin-atoning Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell:
A sacrifice for sin became,
To rescue guilty souls from hell.
5 Amazing goodness! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace; nor yield to sin,
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!

6 JESUS, O may thy love pursue
Jesus,
The glorious work it has begun:
Each secret lurking foe subdue,
And let our hearts be thine alone.

383. Redemption. C.M.

But GOD commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us.-ROM. v. 8.

AND did the Holy and the Just,~~
The Sovereign of the skies,

Stoop down to wretchedness and dust,
That guilty worms might rise?

2 Yes, the REDEEMER left his throne,
His radiant throne on high,
(Surprising mercy! love unknown!)
To suffer, bleed, and die.

3 [He took the dying sinner's place,
And suffer'd in his stead;
For man (O miracle of grace!)
For man the SAVIOUR bled !]

4 O LORD, what heavenly wonders dwell
In thine atoning blood!
By this are sinners sav'd from hell,
And rebels brought to God!

5 JESUS, my soul adoring bends
To love, so full, so free:
And may I hope that love extends
It's saving power to me?

6 What glad returns then can I make
For favours so divine?

My heart, O LORD, tho' worthless, take
And seal it wholly thine.

384. Salvation by Grace. C.M.

Fear the LORD and his goodness.-Hos. iii. 5.

COMPASS'D with mercies night and
Our joyful songs we raise;

[day,

But who can thy rich grace display,
Or show forth all thy praise?

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