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mf 273 WELCOME, welcome! Sinner,

hear;

Hang not back through shame or fear. Doubt not, nor distrust the call: Mercy is proclaimed to all. 2 Welcome to the offered peace: Welcome, prisoner, to release: Burst thy bonds: be saved; be free. Rise and come; He calleth thee. 3 Welcome, weeping penitent: Grace has made thy heart relent: Welcome, long-estrangèd child: God in Christ is reconciled.

4 Welcome to the cleansing fount, Springing from the sacred mount;

Welcome to the feast divine,
Bread of life, and living wine.
5 All ye weary and distressed,
Welcome to relief and rest
All is ready; hear the call,
There is ample room for all.

6 None can come that shall not find,
Mercy called whom grace inclined:
Nor shall any willing heart
Hear the bitter word-Depart!
f7 O the virtue of that price,
That redeeming sacrifice!

Come, ye bought, but not with gold,
Welcome to the sacred fold. Amen.
J. CONDER.

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Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.-Eph. v. 14.

f274 HARK! 'tis the watchman's cry,

Wake, brethren, wake!

Jesus our Lord is nigh;

Wake, brethren, wake!
mf Sleep is for sons of night,
Ye are children of the light,
Yours is the glory bright;
f Wake, brethren, wake!

mf 2 Call to each waking band,
Watch, brethren, watch!
Clear is our Lord's command,
Watch, brethren, watch!
Be ye as men that wait,
Always at the Master's gate,
E'en though He tarry late;
f Watch, brethren, watch!

mf 3 Heed we the Steward's call,
Work, brethren, work!
There's room enough for all,
Work, brethren, work!

This vineyard of the Lord
Constant labour will afford,
Yours is a sure reward;
f Work, brethren, work!

mf 4 Hear we the Shepherd's voice,
Pray, brethren, pray!
Would ye His heart rejoice?

Pray, brethren, pray!

Sin calls for constant fear,
Weakness needs the strong One near;
Long as ye struggle here,

Pray, brethren, pray!

f 5 Now sound the final chord,
Praise, brethren, praise!
Thrice holy is our Lord,

Praise, brethren, praise!
What more befits the tongues,
Soon to join the angels' songs,
While heaven the note prolongs?
ff Praise, brethren, praise! Amen.
ANON. The Revival, 1859.

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Which moves with busy haste along, These wondrous gatherings day by day? What means this strange commotion, pray? dim In accents hushed the throng reply, "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

cr 2 Who is this Jesus? Why should He
The city move so mightily?

A passing stranger, has He skill
To move the multitude at will?
Again the stirring tones reply,

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Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

mf3 Jesus! 'tis He who once below

Man's pathway trod 'mid pain and woe:
And burdened ones, where'er He came,

FIRST TUNE.

Brought out their sick,and deaf, and lame:
The blind rejoiced to hear the cry,
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

4 Again He comes! From place to place
His holy footprints we can trace.
He pauseth at our threshold-nay
He enters-condescends to stay.
Shall we not gladly raise the cry?
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."

f 5 Ho! all ye heavy laden, come!
Here's pardon, comfort, rest, and home,
Ye wand'rers from a Father's face,
Return, accept His proffered grace.
Ye tempted ones, there's refuge nigh:
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by."
Amen.

Compassion. 97.97.99., Irregular.

MISS CAMPBELL.

FOUNTAIN MEEN.

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Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.-Luke xv. 6.

mf 276 THERE were ninety and nine

that 'safely lay

In the 'shelter of the fold; dim But one was out on the 'hills away,

Far off from the 'gates of gold, Away on the mountains 'wild and bare, Away from the 'tender Shepherd's care. mf 2 "Lord, Thou hast here Thy 'ninety and nine,

Are they 'not enough for Thee?" But the Shepherd made answer: ""This of Mine

Has wandered a'way from Me;

Out in the desert He 'heard its cry-
Sick, and helpless, and 'ready to die.

mf 4 "Lord, whence are those blood-drops 'all the way,

That mark 'out the mountain track?" dim "They were shed for one who had 'gone astray

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Ere the Shepherd could'bring him back." "Lord, whence are Thy hands so 'rent and torn?

dim They are pierced to-'night by many a thorn,"

cr And although the road be'rough and steep mf 5 And all through the mountains, 'thun

I go to the 'desert to find My sheep."

mp3 But none of the ransomed 'ever knew How 'deep were the waters crossed; Nor how dark was the night that the 'Lord passed through

Ere He found His'sheep that was lost.

der-riven,

And 'up from the rocky steep,

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f There arose a cry to the 'gate of heaven, Rejoice! I have 'found My sheep!' And the angels echoed a'roundthethrone, ff"Rejoice, for the 'Lord brings back His

own! " Amen. E. C. CLEPHANE.

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THE GOSPEL: ITS MISSION AND ITS INVITATIONS.

Melton. 77.77.

Dr. GAUNTLETT.

A men.

The night cometh, when no man can work.-John ix. 4.

mf 277 TIME is earnest, passing by; Death is earnest, drawing nigh:

dim Sinner, wilt thou trifling be? Time and death appeal to thee.

mf 2 Life is earnest: when 'tis o'er, dim Thou returnest never more. Soon to meet eternity,

Wilt thou never serious be?

mf 3 God is earnest: kneel and pray, dim Ere thy season pass away;

Ere He set His judgment throne;
Ere the day of grace be gone.

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4

Christ is earnest, bids thee come;
Paid, thy spirit's priceless sum;
Wilt thou spurn thy Saviour's love,
Pleading with thee from above ?

dim

mf 5 O be earnest, do not stay;

f

Thou mayest perish e'en to-day,
Rise, thou lost one, rise and flee;
Lo! thy Saviour waits for thee. Amen.

DYER.

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

I.-ITS BEGINNINGS-REPENTANCE AND FAITH.

Velindra (Intercession). L.M.

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