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4 Burst are all my prison bars.
And I soar beyond the stars,

my Father's house, the bright and blest estate.
Lo! the morn eternal breaks,

And the song immortal wakes !

Robed in whiteness, I am sweeping through the gate.

The Sure
Sure Foundation.

"Whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock."—MATT. vii. 24.

Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 245.

ON what foundation do you build, neighbour,

Your hopes for the future fair?

Do your walls reach down to the Rock below,
And rest securely there?

Sad wrecks lie round you on the sand, neighbour,
The floods and the storms are near :

Will the strong blast hurl to the earth thy walls,

Or blanch thy cheek with fear?

On what foundation do you build, neighbour, Your hopes for the future fair?
Do your walls reach down to the Rock below, And rest securely there?
2 On sure foundation would you build, neighbour ?
Take heed to the Lord's commands:

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"We know that when He shall appear we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. '-I JOHN iii. 2.

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Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 246.

Y and by we shall know Jesus, By and by! oh, by and by!
Even now He looks and sees us, Journeying toward His home
on high;

And He smiles upon us, saying, " By and by! oh, by and by!
Cares and trials you'll be laying, With your earthly garments by."
Oh, "By and by !"-we sing it softly, Thinking not of earthly care,
But the "by and by" of heaven, Waiting for us over there.

2 By and by we shall be standing, By and by! oh, by and by! At fair heaven's shining landing, While the river murmurs by; And our friends will round us gather, By and by! oh, by and by! Saying, "Welcome! for the Father Loves to have His children nigh." 3"By and by!" we say it gently, Looking on our peaceful dead; And we do not think of earth life, But of heaven's sweet life instead. By and by we all shall gather, By and by! oh, by and by!

In the love of God our Father That shall know no "by and by."

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Where He Leads.

"He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness."-Ps. xxiii. 2, 3.

"He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out."-JOHN X. 3.
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EE the gentle Shepherd standing,

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Where the quiet waters flow,

To the pastures green inviting;

Hungry, thirsty, let us go.

Where He leads we will follow, Where He leads we will follow,
Where He leads we will follow, We will follow all the way.

2 Only by the door we enter;

All who enter He will save,

Life abundantly bestowing,

Though His life the Shepherd gave.

3 Safe within the fold He leads us,
He the Shepherd, we His own ;
And as Him the Father knoweth-

Precious thought !—of Him we're known.

We Glory in the Lord.

"He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."-2 COR. X. 17.
Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 248.

"OME, brethren, as we march along, Come, glory in the Lord; Bring each a psalm, a sacred song, And glory in the Lord; His hand hath led us hitherto, Come, glory in the Lord;

We've proved His precious promise true, Oh, glory in the Lord. Forget the trials by the way, Press toward the great reward; Exalt the cross of Christ to-day, And glory in the Lord. 2 Though we in danger dread may be, We glory in the Lord; In perils oft, by land and sea, We glory in the Lord ;

In weary watchings night and day, We glory in the Lord; He says, "With you I am alway"-We glory in the Lord. 3 Fight on! O soldier of the cross, We glory in the Lord; For Jesus' sake count all things loss, And glory in the Lord; In life or death, in ease or pain, We glory in the Lord; "To live is Christ, to die is gain -We glory in the Lord.

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Victory! Victory!

"This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."

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Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 249.

MARCH to the battle-field!

-1 JOHN V. 4.

March on with sword and shield !

March on the foe shall yield To Christ our King.

Onward! ye faithful band,

Onward! at His command;

Onward! nor halting stand, But loudly sing.

"This is the victory," "This is the victory, "This is the victory," We sing by the way; This is the victory, And faith gains the day.

2 Stand firm against thy foes;

Stand, though a host oppose;

Stand! well our leader knows Our conflicts all.
"Fear not," He says to thee,

"Fear not, but valiant be!

Fear not, but trust in Me! The foe must fall."

3 Fight, though thy foes increase;

Fight, till the dawn of peace;

Fight, till the war shall cease; Then shout and sing.
Shout then triumphantly,

Shout, shout the victory;

Shout, "Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our King!"

Oh, Give Thanks!

"I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanks

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giving."-Ps. lxix. 3c.

Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 250.

H, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.

Oh, give thanks unto the God of gods; for His mercy endureth for ever.

2 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords; for His mercy endureth for ever.

To Him who alone doeth great wonders; for His mercy endureth

for ever.

3 To Him that by wisdom made the heavens; for His mercy endureth for ever.

To Him that stretched out the earth above the waters; for His mercy endureth for ever.

4 To Him that made great lights; for His mercy endureth for ever. The sun to rule by day, the moon and stars to rule by night; for His mercy endureth for ever.

5 Who hath remembered us in our low estate; for His mercy endureth for ever.

And hath redeemed us from our enemies; for His mercy endureth for ever.

6 Who giveth food to all flesh; for His mercy endureth for ever. Oh, give thanks unto the God of heaven; for His mercy endureth

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for ever.

The Golden City.

"I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven

And

the building of the wall of it was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass."-REV. xxi. 2, 18.

Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 251.

H, Jerusalem, the golden! city bright and fair;

OH,

All the sanctified, the purified, the glorified are there; There the Saviour we shall see, and His glory we shall share,

In Jerusalem so bright and fair.

Oh, Jerusalem, so fair! Oh, Jerusalem, so fair!

All the sanctified, the purified, the glorified are there ;

There the Saviour we shall see, and His glory we shall share,
In Jerusalem so bright and fair.

2 Oh, Jerusalem, the golden! city of the blest ;

Where the glory beams eternal on thy towers in beauty drest;
Where the wicked cease from troubling, the weary are at rest,
In Jerusalem so bright and fair.

3 Oh, Jerusalem, the golden! city fair and bright:

How thy pearly gates in splendour soon will burst upon our sight!
How thy golden streets will glow! for the Lamb is all the light
In Jerusalem so bright and fair.

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'Tis There.

"Thou hast been a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat.”—ISA. xxv. 4.

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Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 252.

PPRESSED by noonday's scorching heat,

OPPE

To yonder Cross I flee,

Beneath its shelter take my seat

No shade like this to me.

2 Beneath that Cross clear waters burst,
A fountain sparkling free,

And there I quench my desert thirst,
No spring like this to me.

3 For burdened ones, a resting place
Beside that Cross I see;

Here I cast off my weariness-
No rest like this for me.

4 A stranger here, I pitch my tent
Beneath this spreading tree;

Here shall my pilgrim life be spent-
No home like this for me.

Rest in the Lord.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him."—Ps. xxxvii. 7.
Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 253.

HERE'ER thine earthly lot may be,
Whate'er the trials thou may'st see.

Oh, rest in the Lord, wait patiently,

Oh, rest in the Lord.

Oh, rest in the Lord, and wait, brother, Though clouds obscure the way;
All things for good are working together, Oh, rest, and wait, and pray.

2 'Tis rest; and not a brief release

That only comes when tempests cease
A transient and uncertain peace :
Oh, rest in the Lord.

3 Oh, rest, not on--but in--the Lord
Ah! could another human word
Such sense of restfulness afford,
As-rest in the Lord?

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