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I Need Thee Every Hour.

"Hear me,

for I am poor and needy."-PSALM lxxxvi. I.
Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 84.

I NEED Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour! I come to Thee.

2 I need Thee every hour; stay Thou near by :
Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.

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I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.

4 I need Thee every hour: teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfil.

5 I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

Who's on the Lord's Side?

"Who is on the Lord's side?"-ExODUS xxxii. 26.

WE'

Tune -Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 85.

'E'RE marching to Canaan with banner and song,
We're soldiers enlisted to fight 'gainst the wrong;
But, lest in the conflict our strength should divide,
We ask, Who among us is on the Lord's side?

Oh, who is there among us, the true and the tried,

Who'll stand by his colours? Who's on the Lord's side' 2 The sword may be burnished, the armour be bright, For Satan appears as an angel of light;

Yet darkly the bosom may treachery hide,
While lips are professing, "I'm on the Lord's side."

3 Who is there among us yet under the rod,
Who knows not the pardoning mercy of God?
Oh, bring to Him humbly the heart in its pride;
Oh, haste while He's waiting, and seek the Lord's side.

4 Oh, heed not the sorrow, the pain, or the wrong,
For soon shall our sighing be changed into song;
So, bearing the cross of our covenant Guide,
We'll shout as we triumph, "I'm on the Lord's side."

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Remember Me.

O Lord, Thou knowest; remember me."-JER. XV. 15.

Tune - Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 86.

ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed?

And did my Sovereign die?

Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

Help me, dear Saviour, Thee to own, and ever faithful be;
And when Thou sittest on Thy throne, O Lord, remember me.

2 Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree.

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,

When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man, the creature's sin.

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face,
Whilst His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.

5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe:

Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'Tis all that I can do.

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Joy-Bells.

"I will be glad and rejoice in Thee."-PSALM ix. 2.

Tune--Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 87.

OY-BELLS ringing, children singing,
Fill the air with music sweet;
Joyful measure, guileless pleasure,
Make the chain of song complete.

Joy-bells! joy-bells! never, never cease your ringing;
Children! children! never, never, cease your singing;
List, list, the song that swells! Joy-bells! joy-bells!
2 Joy-bells ringing! children singing!
Hark their voices, loud and clear,
Breaking o'er us, like a chorus,
From a purer, happier sphere.

3 Earth seems brighter, hearts grow lighter,
As the gladsome melody
Charms our sadness into gladness,
Pealing, pealing, joyfully.

4 Joy-bells nearer sound, and clearer,
When the heart is free from care;
Skies are cheering, and we're hearing
Joy-bells ringing everywhere.

The Precious Blood.

"The precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. -I PETER i. 19.

THE

Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 88.

'HE cross! the cross! the blood-stained cross The hallowed cross I

see,

Reminding me of precious blood
That once was shed for me.

Oh, the blood! the precious blood! that Jesus shed for me,
Upon the cross, in crimson flood, just now by faith I see.

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2 The cross! the cross! the heavy cross
The Saviour bore for me!

Which bowed Him to the earth with grief
On sad Mount Calvary.

3 How light, how light, this precious cross,
Presented to my view;

And while, with care, I take it up,
Behold the crown my due.

4 The crown! the crown! the glorious crown!
The crown of victory!

The crown of life! it shall be mine
When Jesus I shall see.

5 My tears unbidden seem to flow,

For love, unbounded love,

Which guides me through this world of woe,
And points to joys above.

Lo! He Comes.

<< Behold, He cometh with clouds ! and every eye shall see Him."-REV. i. 7.

Tune-Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 89.

O! He comes with clouds descending,

Lo

Once for favoured sinners slain;

Thousand, thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumph of His train :
Hallelujah!

Jesus comes, and comes to reign.

2 Every eye shall now behold Him,
Robed in dreadful majesty;

Those who set at nought and sold Him,
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
Deeply wailing,

Shall the true Messiah see.

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3 When the solemn trump has sounded,
Heaven and earth shall flee away;
All who hate Him must, confounded,
Hear the summons of that day—
Come to Judgment!

Come to Judgment! come away!
4 Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear!
All His saints, by men rejected,
Now shall meet Him in the air!
Hallelujah!

See the day of God appear!

5 Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory,
Claim the kingdom for Thine own.
Oh, come quickly,

Hallelujah! come, Lord, come!

At the Cross there's Room.

"Having made peace through the blood of His cross."-COL. i. 20. Tune - Sacred Songs and Solos, No. 90.

MOURNER, wheresoe'er thou art,

At the cross there's room!

Tell the burden of thy heart;

At the cross there's room!
Tell it in thy Saviour's ear,
Cast away thine every fear,
Only speak, and He will hear:
At the cross there's room!

2 Haste thee, wanderer, tarry not;
At the cross there's room!
Seek that consecrated spot;
At the cross there's room!

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