"The old paths."
Jer. vi. 16.
IFT up your hearts, IMMANUEL's friends, And taste the pleasures Jesus' sends: Let nothing cause you to delay, But hasten on the good old way.
2 Our conflicts here, though great they be,
Shall not prevent our victory;
If we but strive, and watch, and pray,
Like soldiers in the good old way.
3 O good old way, how sweet thou art!
May none of us from thee depart;
But may our actions always say,
We are marching in the good old way.
4 Though Satan may agents employ,
Our happiness for to destroy,
Yet never fear, we'll gain the day,
And shout and sing the good old way.
6 Ye valiant souls, for truth contend,
Remember, glory's at the end!
Our GoD will wipe all tears away,
When we have run the good old way.
6 Then far beyond this mortal shore,
We'll meet the saints that's gone before,
And shout to think we've gain'd the day,
By marching in the good old way.
"There is now no condemnation," &c.
YE tempted and tried,
TO JESUS draw nigh,
He suffer'd and died
Your wants to supply:
Trust Him for salvation,
You need not to grieve,
"There's no condemnation
To them that believe."
2 By day and by night
His love is made known,
It is His delight
To succour His own;
He will have compassion;
Then why should you grieve l
"There's no condemnation
To them that believe."
3 Though Satan will seek
The sheep to annoy,
The helpless and weak
He ne'er shall destroy:
CHRIST is their salvation,
And strength He will give
"There's no condemnation
To them that believe."
192 "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”
HOU art the Way-to Thee alone
From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the FATHER seek,
Must seek Him, LORD, in Thee.
2 Thou art the Truth-Thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;
Thou only canst instruct the mind
And purify the heart.
3 Thou art the Life-the rending tomb
Proclaims Thy conquʼring arm;
And those who put their trust in Thee,
Nor death nor hell shall harm.
4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;
Grant us to know that way,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Which leads to endless day.
193" If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him.”
COME in wilderness,
HOME on, my partners in distress,
Who still your bodies feel;
Awhile forget your griefs and fears,
And look beyond this vale of tears,
To that celestial hill.
2 Beyond the bounds of time and space,
Look forward to that heav'nly place,
The saints' secure abode :
On faith's strong eagle pinions rise,
And force your passage to the skies,
And stand up for your GOD.
3 Who suffer with our Master here,
We shall before His face appear,
And by His side sit down:
To patient faith the prize is sure;
And all that to the end endure
The cross shall wear the crown.
4 Thrice blessed, bliss-inspiring hope.
It lifts the fainting spirits up;
It brings to life the dead:
Our conflicts here shall soon be past,
you and I ascend at last,
Triumphant with our Head.
5 In hope of that ecstatic
pause,
JESUS, we now sustain the cross,
And at Thy footstool fall;
Till Thou our hidden life reveal,
Till Thou our ravish'd spirits fill,
And God is all in all.
"Teach me to do Thy will."
TOW shall I walk my GoD to please,
And spread content and happiness
O'er all beneath my care?
A pattern to my household give,
And as a guardian angel live,
As JESUS' messenger?
2 The opposite extremes I see-
Remissness and severity-
And mean them both to shun;
The precipice on either hand,
While in the narrow path I stand,
And dare to venture on.
3 Shall I, through indolence supine,
Neglect, betray my charge divine,
My delegated pow'r?
The souls I from my LORD receive,
Of each I an account must give,
At that tremendous hour!
4 LORD over all, and GoD most high;
JESUS, to Thee for help I fly,
For constant pow'r and grace;
That, taught by Thee, my LORD, and led,
I may with confidence proceed,
And all Thy footsteps trace.
5 O teach me my next lesson now!
And, while to Thy sweet yoke I bow,
Thy easy service prove;
Lowly and meek in heart, I see
The art of governing like Thee
Is governing by love.
"An inheritance incorruptible."
IN ev'ry time and place most high,
Are call'd His sov'reign will t' embrace,
And still their own deny ;
To follow His command,
On earth as pilgrims rove,
And seek an undiscover'd land,
And house, and friends above.
2 FATHER, the narrow path
To that far country show;
And in the steps of Abraham's faith
Enable me to go,
A cheerful sojourner,
Where'er Thou bidd'st me roam,
Till, guided by Thy Spirit here,
I reach my heavn'ly home.
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