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Goeth to Jesus, wounded, slain,

And maketh Him her home,
Whence she will not go out again,
And where death cannot come.

Thou art my Rest: on Thee I lean;
Thou mak'st my heart to sing,
And to Thy heavenly pastures green
All Thy dear flock dost bring.
That is not losing much of life

Which is not losing Thee,
Who art as present in the strife
As in the victory.

Wolfgang Christopher Deszler (1660-1722), 1692. Tr. by George Mac Donald (1824- ), 1874. Ab. and sl. alt.

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BLUMENTHAL. 7.D.

JACQUES BLUMENTHAL (1829

), 1847.

I. PILGRIM, burden'd with thy sin, Come the way to

Zi-on's gate: There, till mer-cy lets thee in,

Knock, and weep, and watch, and wait. Knock, He knows the sinner's cry; Weep,He loves the mourner's tears;

Watch, for

saving grace is nigh;

Wait, till heav'n ly light

appears.

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2 Hark, it is the Bridegroom's voice: "Welcome, pilgrim, to thy rest!" Now within the gate rejoice,

Safe, and sealed, and bought and blest: Safe, from all the lures of vice;

Sealed, by signs the chosen know; Bought by love, and life the price; Blest, the mighty debt to owe.

3 Holy pilgrim, what for thee

In a world like this remain? From thy guarded breast shall flee Fear, and shame, and doubt, and pain; Fear, the hope of Heaven shall fly; Shame, from glory's view retire; Doubt, in certain rapture die; Pain, in endless bliss expire.

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Life eternal they shall have:
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

2 God did love them in His Son,
Long before the world begun;
All their sins are washed away;
They shall stand in God's great day:
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

3 They are lights upon the earth,
Children of a heavenly birth,
One with God, with Jesus one;
Glory is in them begun :
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.

Rev. Joseph Humphreys (1720

), 1743. Ab.

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2 We are travelling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod :
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
Shout, ye little flock, and blest,
You on Jesus' throne shall rest;
There your seat is now prepared,
There your kingdom and reward.
Fear not, brethren, joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.

5 Lord, obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow Thee.
Rev. John Cennick (1717-1755), 1742. Ab.

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3 Let your drooping hearts be glad ;
March in heavenly armour clad;
Fight, nor think the battle long,
Soon shall victory wake your song.
4 Onward then to glory move;
More than conquerors ye shall prove;
Though opposed by many a foe,
Christian soldiers, onward go.

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I FAINT not, Christian, though the road, Leading to thy blest abode,

Darksome be, and dangerous, too;
Christ, thy Guide, will bring thee through.

2 Faint not, Christian, though the world
Has its hostile flag unfurled;
Hold the cross of Jesus fast,
Thou shalt overcome at last.
3 Faint not, Christian, though within
There's a heart so prone to sin;
Christ, the Lord, is over all,
He'll not suffer thee to fall.

4 Faint not, Christian, look on high;
See the harpers in the sky:
Patient, wait, and thou wilt join
Chant with them of love divine.

Rev. James Harrington Evans (1785-1840), 1833. Ah

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