2 My native country! thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love:

I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.

3 Our Father's God! to thee,
Author of liberty!

To thee we sing ;

Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King!

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We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.-ROM. 5. 2

MY days are gliding swiftly by,

And I, a pilgrim stranger,

Would not detain them as they fly,
Those hours of toil and danger.
CHORUS:

For O! we stand on Jordan's strand,
Our friends are passing over,
And just before, the shining shore
We may almost discover.

2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear,
Our heavenly home discerning,
Our absent Lord has left us word,
Let every lamp be burning

3 Should coming days be cold and dark.
We need not cease our singing;

That perfect rest naught can molest,
Where golden harps are ringing.

4 Let sorrow's rudest tem
Each chord on earth to
Our King says come, and
Forever, O forever!

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Let us not sleep, as do others, but let us
watch and be sober.-1 THESS. 5. 6.

MY soul, be on thy guard;

Ten thousand foes arise;
And hosts of sin are pressing hard,
To draw thee from the skies.

2 O watch, and fight, and pray ;
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.

3 Ne'er think the vict'ry won,
Nor once at ease sit down;
Thine arduous work will not be done
Till thou hast got thy crown.

4 Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;

He'll take thee at thy parting breath,
Up to his blest abode.

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6, 4.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion.-PSA. 71. 1.

MThou Lamb of Calvary:

Y faith looks up to thee

Saviour divine,

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Now hear me while I pray;
Take all my guilt away
let me from this day
Be wholly thine.

2 May thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart;
My zeal inspire:

As thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee

Pure, warm, and changeless be-
A living fire

3 While life's dark maze I tread
And griefs around me spread,
Be thou my Guide:
Bid darkness turn to day;
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray

From thee aside.

4 When ends life's transient dream;
When death's cold, sullen stream
Shall o'er me roll;
Blest Saviour, then, in love.
Fear and distrust remove :
O bear me safe above,

A ransom'd soul.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock.-REV. 8. 20. Y Saviour stands waiting, and knocks at the door,

MY

Has knocked, and is knocking again;

I hear his kind voice; I'll reject him no more, Nor let him stand pleading in vain.

In infinite mercy he came from above
To ransom, to cleanse me from sin;
I'll yield to the voice of his merciful love,
And let my dear Saviour come in.
CHORUS:

Saviour, come in;

Cleanse me from sin;

Jesus, my Saviour, come in, come in!
Enter the door,

Waiting no more;
Saviour, dear Saviour, come in.

20 Saviour, my Ransom, Redeemer, and Friend,

The Life, and the Truth, and the Way, On thy precious merit alone I depend; Dwell in me and keep me, I pray.

Thy goodness hath opened the door of my heart;

'Tis open in welcome to thee;

Come in, blessed Saviour, and never depart; Come in, with thy mercy, to me.

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6, 4.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to

NE

you. JAMES 4. 8.

EARER, my God, to thee,-
Nearer to thee!

E'en though it be a cross

That raiseth me;

Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

2 Though like a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone,

Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

3 There let my way appear
Steps unto heaven;

All that thou sendest me
In mercy given;

Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

4 Then with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise,

Out of my stony griefs

Bethel I'll raise:

So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!

5 And when on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,

Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly;

Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!