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CHRISTIAN EXERCISES.
281 L. M.
The time of love.
1 I ORD, ’twas a time of wondrous love
L* When thou didst first draw near my soul,
And by thy Spirit from above
My raging passions didst control.
2 Guilty and self-condemned I stood,
Nor dreamed of life and bliss so near :
But he my evil heart renewed,
And all his graces planted there.
3 He will complete the work begun,
By leading me in all his ways ;
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, equal praise.

282 C. M.
Trecioue bible.
1 T T OW precious is the book divine,
n By inspiration given !
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.
2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,
In this dark vale of tears ;
Life, light, and joy it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.
3 This lamp through all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way,
F'll we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.
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