5 This Book of books shall live,
When sceptics all are dead,
When heav'n has pass'd away,
And earth's frail things have fled.
6 Yes, yes, the Book shall live,
And shine still brighter then,
Proving its author GOD,

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And not the craft of men.

"The word of God is quick."
Heb. iv. 12.

UICK and powerful is the word,
Sharper than a two-edg'd sword:
In the LORD JEHOVAH's hand,
Nothing can its voice withstand.
2 How its pow'r was felt of old,
They who felt its pow'r have told;
Many were the wonders wrought,
Multitudes were fed and taught.
3 Mighty GOD! whose word it is,
Hear our prayer and grant us this;
What Thy pow'r has done before,
Now descend, and do once more.

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2

"Sow beside all waters."

Isa. xxxii. 20.

LORD, if at Thy command

The word of life we sow,

Water'd by Thy almighty hand,
The seed shall surely grow.

The virtue of Thy grace,
A large increase shall give,
And multiply the faithful race,
Who to Thy glory live.

8.M.

3

4

Now then the ceaseless show'r
Of Gospel blessings send,

And let the soul-converting pow'r
Thy ministers attend.

On multitudes confer

The heart-renewing love,
And by the joy of grace prepare
For fuller joys above.

518 "Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings."

Ps. xvii. 8.

YAPTAIN of Israel's host and Guide

CAPTA

Of all who seek the land above,

Beneath Thy shadow we abide,

The cloud of Thy protecting love:

6-8's.

Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy word, Our end, the glory of the LORD.

2 By Thine unerring SPIRIT led,

We shall not in the desert stray; We shall not full direction need, Nor miss our providential way; As far from danger as from fear, While love, almighty love, is near.

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"The Holy Ghost teacheth.'
1 Cor. ii. 13.

THE SPIRIT breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;

Precepts and promises afford

A sanctifying light.

2 A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun;

It gives a light to ev'ry age,
It gives, but borrows none.

C.M.

3 The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat:
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set.

4 Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine,
With beams of heav'nly day.

5 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love;
Till glory breaks upon my view
In brighter worlds above.

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"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." 2 Tim. iii. 16.

NSPIRER of the ancient Seers,

INSPI

6-8'8.

Who wrote from Thee the sacred page,
The same through all succeeding years,
To us, in our degenerate age,

The spirit of Thy word impart,
And breathe the life into each heart.

2 While now Thine oracles we read,

With earnest prayer and strong desire,
O let the dove from Thee proceed,
Our souls to waken and inspire;
Let pow'r divine, all darkness chase,
And guide us by the Light of Grace!
3 Whoe'er in error's paths may rove,
The living Gon through sin forsake,
Their conscience by the word reprove,
Convince and bring the wand'rers back,
Deep wounded by Thy SPIRIT's sword,
And then by Gilead's balm restored.

4 The sacred lessons of Thy grace,
Transmitted through Thy word repeat;
And train us up in all Thy ways,
To make us in Thy will complete ;
Fulfil Thy love's redeeming plan,
And bring us to a perfect man.

5 Furnish'd out of Thy treasury,

O may we always ready stand
To help the souls redeem'd by Thee,
In what their various states demand;
To teach, convince, correct, reprove,
And build them up in holy love!

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"I rejoice at Thy word.'
Ps. cxix. 162.

WE won't give up the Bible;
For it alone can tell

The way to save our ruined soul
From being sent to hell:

And it alone can tell us how

7, 6, 8.

We can have hopes of heaven,
That through the SAVIOUR's precious blood
Our sins may be forgiven.

2 We won't give up the Bible;

Nor heed the crafty tongue

That would this treasure take away;
Ye wicked ones, begone!

For ye would fain condemn our minds
To glooms of moral night;

But we defy your hateful pow'r,
And GOD defend the right.

3 We won't give up the Bible:

But could ye

force away

That which is as our life-blood dear,
Yet hear us joyful say-

The words that we have learnt while young
Shall follow all our days;
And those engraven on our hearts
Ye never can erase.

4 We won't give up the Bible:
We'll preach it far and wide,
Until the echo shall be heard
Beyond the rolling tide:

Till all shall know that we, though young,
Withstand your treach'rous art,

And that from God's own sacred word
Will never, never part.

DEATH AND RESURRECTION.

"What will ye do in the day of visitation ?”

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Isa. x. 3.

P.M.

HEN you come to Jordan's flood,
How will you do?

You who now contemn your GOD,

How will

you do?

Death will be a solemn day!
When the soul is forced away,
It will be too late to pray!
How will you do?

2 You who laugh, and scorn, and sneer,
How will you do?

When in Jordan you appear,

How will you do?