1 Am I an Israelite indeed,
Without a false disguise?

Have I renounced my sins, and left
My refuges of lies?

2 Say, does my heart unchanged remain, Or is it formed anew?

What is the rule by which I walk,
The object I pursue?

3 Cause me, O God of truth and grace, My real state to know;

If I am wrong, O, set me right!
If right, preserve me so!

Sincerity and Hypocrisy.

1 GOD is a Spirit, just and wise;

He sees our inmost mind;

In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind.

2 Nothing but truth before his throne
With honor can appear;

The painted hypocrites are known
Through the disguise they wear.

3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies,
Their bending knees the ground;
But God abhors the sacrifice
Where not the heart is found.

4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways,
And make my soul sincere;
Then shall I stand before thy face,
And find acceptance there.

1 ALL-SEEING GOD, 'tis thine to know
The springs whence wrong opinions flow;
To judge from principles within,
When frailty errs, and when we sin.

2 Who among men, great Lord of all,
Thy servant to his bar shall call?
Judge him, for modes of faith, thy foe,
And doom him to the realms of woe?

3 Who with another's eye can read,
Or worship by another's creed?
Trusting thy grace, we form our own,
And bow to thy commands alone.

4 If wrong, correct; accept, if right;
While, faithful, we improve our light,
Condemning none, but zealous still
To learn and follow all thy will.

1 BLEST are the sons of peace,

Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.

2 Blest is the pious house

Where zeal and friendship meet; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet.

3 Thus on the heavenly hills
The saints are blest above,

Where joy, like morning dew, distils,
And all the air is love.

117.

C. M.

MONTGOMERY.

Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace.

1 THE glorious universe around,

The heavens with all their train, Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound In one mysterious chain.

2 God in creation thus displays
His wisdom and his might,

While all his works with all his ways
Harmoniously unite.

3 In one fraternal bond of love,
One fellowship of mind,

The saints below and saints above
Their bliss and glory find.

4 Lord, may our union form a part
Of that thrice happy whole;

Derive its pulse from thee, the heart,
Its life from thee, the soul.

1 LET party names no more

The Christian world o'erspread: Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ, their Head.

2 Among the saints on earth
Let mutual love be found;
Heirs of the same inheritance,
With mutual blessings crowned.

3 Let envy and ill-will

Be banished far away;

Those should in holy friendship dwell
Who the same Lord obey.

4 Thus will the church below
Resemble that above,

Where streams of pleasure always flow, And every heart is love.

119. C. M.

WESLEY'S COL.

For mutual Edification.

1 HELP us to help each other, Lord,
Each other's cross to bear;
Let each his friendly aid afford,
And feel his brother's care.

2 Help us to build each other up;
Our little stock improve;
Increase our faith, confirm our hope,
And perfect us in love.

3 Up into thee, our living Head,
Let us in all things grow,

Till thou hast made us free indeed,
And spotless here below.

4 Then, when the mighty work is wrought, Receive thy ready bride;

Give us in heaven a happy lot
With all the sanctified.

120.

C. M.

J. NEWTON.

Confidence in God.

10, HAPPY they who know the Lord,
With whom he deigns to dwell;
He feeds and cheers them by his word;
His arm supports them well.

2 His presence sweetens all our cares,
And makes our burdens light;
A word from him dispels our fears,
And gilds the gloom of night.

3 Lord, we expect to suffer here,
Nor would we dare repine;
But give us still to find thee near,
And own us still for thine.

4 Let us enjoy and highly prize
The tokens of thy love,

Till thou shalt bid our spirits rise
To worship thee above.

1 How rich the blessings, O my God, Which teach this grateful heart to glow! How kindly poured, and free bestowed, The rivers of thy mercy flow!

2 How calmly rolls the sea of life!
Secure in thine immortal trust,

The soul has hushed her secret strife,
Nor longer shudders at the dust.