New Hymn and Tune Book Volume 4; An Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...of sin grow up for death; Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we're defiled in every part. 3 Behold, we fall before thy face; Our only refuge is thy grace: No outward forms can make us clean; The leprosy lies deep within. 4 Nor bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 5 Jesus, thy blood, thy blood alone, Hath power sufficient to atone; Thy blood can make us white as snow, No Jewish typos could cleanse us so. 6 While guilt disturbs and breaks our peace, Nor flesh nor eonl hath rest or ease; Lord, let us hear thy pard'ning voice, And make these broken hearts rejoice. 6-41 Saitaiig grace prayed for. L.H. TAUGHT by our Lord, we will not pray J-Out of the world to be removed; But keep ns. in our evil day, Till patient fiiith is fully proved. 2 From sin, the world, and Satan's snare, The members of thy Son defend, Till all thy character we bear, And grace matured in glory end. 1. Tbou, wbom all thy eatnte adore, We now with all thy saints agree. And bow our J% T I 1 God1 -prtecnce with hit people. .. M. WHEN Israel, of the Lord beloved, Out from the land of bondage came, Her father's God before her moved, Au awful guide, in amoke and flame. 2 By day. along the astonish'd lands The cloudy pillar glided alow; By night, Arabia's crimson sands Ketura'd the fiery column's glow. 3 Thns present still, though now unseen, When brightly shines the prosp'roua day, Be thoughts of thee a cloudy screen, To temper the deceitful ray. 4 And O, when gathers on onr path, In shade and storm, the frequeut night, Be thou, long-sufTring, slow to wrath, A burning and a ehiniug light. 88 Wbdom, julice, IrirtA. L. M, Lord, is wisdom, thin...