169 Now just a word for Jesus; Look away to Jesus. Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 169. LOOK away to Jesus, Soul by woe oppressed 'Twas for thee He suffered, Come to Him All thy griefs He carried, All thy sins He bore · Look away to Jesus, Trust Him evermore. 2 Look away to Jesus, Soldier in the fight; When the battle thickens Keep thine armour and rest. bright: Though thy foes be many, Though thy strength be small, Look away to Jesus: He shall conquer all. 4 Look away to Jesus, 'Mid the toil and heat; 5 When, amid the music Of the endless feast, Saints shall sing His praises, Thine shall not be least; Then, amid the glories Of the crystal sea, Look away to Jesus, Through eternity. 170 I Bring my Sins to Thee. "In returning and rest shall ye be saved."— ISA. xxx. 15. I BRING my sins to Thee, The sins I cannot count, In Thy once opened Fount: I bring my grief to Thee, 3 My joys to Thee I bring, The joys Thy love hath given, To lift me nearer heaven: I bring them, Saviour, all to Thee, 4 My life I bring to Thee, I would not be mine own; O Saviour, let me be Thine ever, Thine alone. My heart, my life, my all, I bring Hold Fast till Come. "That which ye have, hold fast till I come."-REV. ii. 25. SPIRIT, o'erwhelmed by thy failures and fears, Look up to thy Lord, though with trembling and tears: Weak Faith, to thy call seem the heavens only dumb? To thee is the message, "Hold fast till I come." "Hold fast till I come," "Hold fast till I come, 171 2 Hold fast when the world would allure thee to sin; 172 To make up His jewels and bear them above: Close to Chee. "As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.”—COL. ii. 6. Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 172. 173 HOU my everlasting Portion, THO More than friend or life to me, All along my pilgrim journey, Saviour, let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; 2 Not for ease or worldly pleasure, Nor for fame my prayer shall be ; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; 3 Lead me thro' the vale of shadows, Bear me o'er life's fitful sea; Then the gate of life eternal May I enter, Lord, with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee, Hallelujah, he is Risen! "He is not here, for He is risen, as He said."-MATT. xxviii. 6. Burst the bars of death asunder; Angels, shout; and men, reply He is risen, He is risen, Living now no more to die. 174 2 Hallelujah! He is risen! Sends the witness of the Spirit That our Advocate is He: He is risen, He is risen, Justified in Him are we. Death for aye hath lost its sting, Christ, Himself the Resurrection, From the grave His own will bring: He is risen, He is risen, Living Lord and coming King. A Crown of Rejoicing. "Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."-MATT. XXV. 21. CROWN of rejoicing that's waiting for me, When finished my course, and when Jesus I see, And when from my Lord comes the sweet-sounding word: Receive, faithful servant, the joy of thy Lord." O crown of rejoicing! O wonderful song! O joy everlasting! O glorified throng! O beautiful home!-my home can it be? O glory reserved for me! 2 O wonderful song that in glory I'll sing, To Him who redeemed me, to Jesus my King; All glory and honour to Him shall be given, 3 O joy everlasting when heaven is won, No sorrow nor sighing-these all flee away: No night there, no shadows-'tis one endless day. 4 O wonderful name which the glorified bear, 175 66 The new name which Jesus bestows on us there ; As thy Days, thy Strength. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be."-DEUT. xxxiii. 25. WHILE foes are strong and danger near, A voice falls gently on the ear; My Saviour speaks, He says to me, That "as my days my strength shall be." His word a Tower to which I flee, For "as my days my strength shal! be," 176 2 With such a promise need I fear For "as my days my strength shall be.” Yes, Lord, I then will trust in Thee 66 Go the Work! "Go work to-day in my vineyard."-MATT. xxi. 28. To the work! to the work! we are servants of God, Let us follow the path that our Master has trod ; Toiling on, Toiling on, Toiling on, Toiling on, Let us hope, and trust, 2 To the work! to the work! let the hungry be fed, In the loud swelling chorus, "Salvation is free." 4 To the work! to the work! in the strength of the Lord; 177 When the home of the faithful our dwelling shall be, Wholly Shine. "The very God of peace sanctify you wholly." -1 THESS. v. 23. Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 177. HINE, most gracious Lord, THI Oh, make me wholly Thine- For Thou, O Christ, art mine. Wholly Thine! wholly Thine! Thou hast bought me, I am Thine, |