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1. My feet are worn and weary with the march O'er the rough road and up the steep hill-side,

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2 My garments, travel-worn and stained with dust,

Oft rent by briers and thorns that crowd my way,
Would fain be made, O Lord, my Righteousness,
Spotless and white in Heaven's unclouded ray.

3 My heart is weary of its own deep sin:

Sinning, repenting, sinning still again;
When shall my soul Thy glorious presence feel,
And find, dear Saviour, it is free from stain;
4 Patience, poor soul! the Saviour's feet were worn,
The Saviour's heart and hands were weary, too;
His garments stained and travel-worn, and old,
His vision blinded with a pitying dew.

5 Love thou the path of sorrow that He trod;
Toil on, and wait in patience for thy rest;

O City of our God, we soon shall see
Thy jasper walls, home of the loved and blest.

Mrs. Sarah Roberts Boyle (1812-1869), 1853.

ST. EDMUND. 6. 4. 6.4, 6. 6. 6.4.

ARTHUR SULLIVAN (1842

), 1872.

1. I'm but a stranger here, Heav'n is my home; Earth is a desert drear, Heav'n is my home;

Danger and sorrow stand Round me on ev'ry hand; Heav'n is my fatherland, Heav'n is my home.

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I shall for ever die.

Rev. Charles Wesley (1708-1788), 1762.

"Weigh not thy Life."

1 My soul, weigh not thy life

Against thy heavenly crown, Nor suffer Satan's deadliest strife To beat thy courage down.

2 With prayer and crying strong, Maintain the fearful fight, And let the breaking day prolong The wrestling of the night. 3 The battle soon will yield,

If thou thy part fulfil;

For strong as is the hostile shield,
Thy sword is stronger still.

4 Thine armor is divine,

Thy feet with victory shod;

And on thy head shall quickly shine
The diadem of God.

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4 Then on, ye pure in heart;

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing; Your festal banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your King. Rev. Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821315

Cross and Crown.

1 0 WHAT, if we are Christ's, Is earthly shame or loss?

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1 HEIRS of unending life,

While yet we sojourn here,
O let us our salvation work
With trembling and with fear.
2 God will support our hearts

With might before unknown;
The work to performed is ours,
The strength is all His own.

3 Assisted by His grace,

We still pursue our way;
And hope at last to reach the prize,
Secure in endless day.

4 'Tis He that works to will,

"Tis He that works to do;

His is the power by which we act,
His be the glory too.

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Rev. RALPH HARRISON (1748-1810), 1786.

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GEORGE JAMES WEBB (1803-1887), 1830.

1. Go forward, Christian soldier, Beneath His banner true: The Lord himself, thy Leader, D.S.-He can, with bread of Heaven,

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1. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross; Lift high His royal

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1. Am I a sol-dier of the cross, A foll'wer of the Lamb? And shall I

fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His Name? Or blush to speak His Name?

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"Quit you like Men."

1 Cor. xvi. 13. 2 Must I be carried to the skies

On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas? 3 Are there no foes for me to face?

Must I not stem the flood?

Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?

4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign;
Increase my courage, Lord;
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by Thy word.

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Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1720. Ab.

Pressing on.

Phil. iii. 12-14.

1 AWAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on:

A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.

2 A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.

3 "Tis God's all-animating voice
That calls thee from on high;
"Tis His own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye:-

4 That prize with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast,

When victor's wreaths and monarch's

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Shall blend in common dust.

5 Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee,
Have I my race begun;

And crowned with victory, at Thy feet
I'll lay my honors down.

Rev. Philip Doddridge (1702-1751), 1755.

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