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JUDGES.

406.

[A pleasant heritage is mine]

407.

[Refusing with our sin to part]

Refusing with our sin to part,
If still we hug it in our heart,
Though infinite in grace
God will not utterly expel,
But leave it in our flesh to dwell,
And plague us all our days.

408.

[Jesus, Thine efficacious word]

Jesus, Thine efficacious word
(If Thou with the deliverer art)
Comes, as a message from the Lord,
A dagger to the faithless heart:
But when it hath the sinner slain,
It brings the dead to life again.

409.

[The malice of Thy church's foes]

The malice of Thy church's foes
In every age we see,
For who Thy people dare oppose
Are fighting found with Thee:
Before Thy face, as chaff they fail,
Before the whirlwind driven:
For how should worms of earth prevail
Against the Lord from heaven?

410.

[Who musters the celestial host]

Who musters the celestial host,
He sets them in array,
To blast the persecutor's boast,
And give His church the day:
The stars upon our foes in fight
Their baleful influence shed,
The lightnings wither all their might,
And strike opposers dead.

411.

[I have oft victorious been]

I have oft victorious been
Through the Invincible,
Trampled down the strength of sin,
The powers of earth and hell:
Still on all my foes I tread,
Till He, who hath my sins subdued,
Root out every evil seed,
And fill my soul with God.

412.

[Jesus, let all Thy lovers shine]

413.

[Great Angel of the Lord most high]

Great Angel of the Lord most high,
I wait the influence of Thine eye!
Thy weak, expecting servant see,
And cast the gracious look on me,
The look that may Thy virtue dart,
Thy life and love into my heart,
My strength renew, my mission seal,
And all the mind of God reveal!

414.

[Will ye plead for sinning on]

Will ye plead for sinning on,
For Satan's service plead?
Rather throw his altar down,
And on his worship tread:
Us that he may never more
As advocates for sin employ,
Jesus, come, o'erturn his power,
And all his works destroy.

415.

[Too strong I was to conquer sin]

416.

[What power against a worm can stand]

What power against a worm can stand
Arm'd with Jehovah's sword?
And all who bow to Christ's command
Are champions of the Lord!
Arm'd with His word and Spirit's might
We shall the battle gain,
And sin, that tempting Midianite,
Shall be for ever slain.

417.

[Often faint, yet still pursuing]

Often faint, yet still pursuing,
On, like Gideon's men, I go,
Satan and the world subduing,
Pride, and self, and every foe;
Wrestle on in prayer unceasing,
Till I see the last destroy'd,
Bless'd with all the victor's blessing,
Crown'd with all the life of God.

418.

[Again to Satan's yoke I bow]

Again to Satan's yoke I bow;
But mercy I implore:
Ah! do not in Thine anger vow
To save my soul no more!
Or if the word Thy lips hath pass'd,
And for Thy loss I mourn,
Thou wilt, O God, repent at last,
Thou wilt again return.

419.

[Lord, I have sinn'd, but now relent]

Lord, I have sinn'd, but now relent,
And groan beneath my guilt;
Humbly accept my punishment,
Do with me what Thou wilt:
For this, and only this I pray,
From all my sins release,
And save throughout my evil day,
And bid me die in peace.

420.

[Father, though late, I turn to Thee]

Father, though late, I turn to Thee,
With all my idols part;
O let my helpless misery
Affect Thy pitying heart!
Grieved at Thine ancient people's woe,
Be grieved again at mine,
And force my sins to let me go,
Redeem'd by blood Divine.

421.

[The beast that meets him shall be slain]

The beast that meets him shall be slain;
Resign'd to God the child of man,
A living sacrifice, restored
Entire, devoted to the Lord:
The Lord, he knows, so kind and good,
Hath no delight in human blood,
Or pleased accepts of One alone,
That offering of His slaughter'd Son.

422.

[His hands he wash'd not in her blood]

His hands he wash'd not in her blood,
But gave his child, his hope, to God,
(Hope of a long-continued line,
Hope of the promised Seed Divine,)
His heart's delight, his age's prop,
His only child he render'd up,
An offering worthy of the sky,
A virgin pure to live and die.

423.

[Who for their unborn children care]

Who for their unborn children care,
How happy and how wise!
They find, in answer to their prayer,
Instructions from the skies:
Their babes they from the birth restore
To Him who first bestow'd,
To witness His almighty power,
To fight and die for God.

424.

[The child whom struggling into light]

The child whom struggling into light
We soon expect to see,
How shall we order it aright,
And train it up for Thee?
A candidate for heaven to breed,
Alas, we know not how!
But show us at our greatest need,
Who seek direction now.

425.

[Me, if purposed to destroy]

Me, if purposed to destroy
For past unfaithfulness,
Would my God vouchsafe to' employ,
And still so strangely bless?
Take, O Lord, the servant take,
Who dost the services receive,
With Thyself, for Jesu's sake,
Eternally to live.

426.

[So by the Spirit of holiness]

So by the Spirit of holiness
Our Samson did Himself release,
Burst all the bands of death, and rose
The conqueror of His shouting foes,
To slay by means contemptible,
And triumph o'er the hosts of hell.

427.

[Spirit of faith, come down on me]

Spirit of faith, come down on me,
For where Thou art is liberty,
Thy presence looses all my bands,
And melts the fetters from my hands,
Consumes like flax the cords of sin,
And burns up all my foes within.

428.

[See the great Antitype arise]

429.

[Samson the strong, the weak, we blame]

Samson the strong, the weak, we blame,
And all in him ourselves condemn,
Who vanquish'd by the foe within,
The importunity of sin,
Yield to our bosom-Delilah,
Yet know, she flatters to betray,
To bind our souls in slavish bands,
And give us up to Satan's hands.

430.

[His strength in his obedience lay]

His strength in his obedience lay,
And when his vow he broke,
He cast the slighted gift away,
He first his God forsook,
Sunk into nature's helplessness,
Could neither fight, nor fly:
And such are all who fall from grace,
And such alas, am I!

431.

[Weaken'd by my bosom-sin]

Weaken'd by my bosom-sin,
Have not I like Samson been,
Went a while securely on,
Wist not that the Lord was gone,
Till into their hands betray'd,
Sport of the Philistines made,
Groan'd my soul itself to feel
Left by heaven, and seized by hell!

432.

[Thine own in Samson's state behold]

Thine own in Samson's state behold,
Impotent wretch, by sin allured,
To Satan and his children sold,
Blinded, in brazen chains secured,
Thy loss of liberty and sight,
The wages of thy folly feel,
And groan consign'd to endless night,
The scorn of earth, and drudge of hell!

433.

[Ah, woe is me, by lust enticed!]

Ah, woe is me, by lust enticed!
The Philistines their foe have found,
Dreaded of late, but now despised,
A feeble slave, in prison bound,
Ruled by my haughty tyrant's will,
Forsaken by my angry Lord,
Compell'd I grind at Satan's mill,
And serve the sins I once abhorr'd.

434.

[His anger will the Lord retain]

His anger will the Lord retain,
A poor dark soul for ever leave?
Gall'd by my hellish master's chain,
After a pardoning God I grieve:
Mock'd by my foes, imprison'd, blind,
Of all my gracious vigour shorn;
Yet lo! a springing hope I find
That Jesus will at last return.

435.

[Father of Christ, the sinner's Friend]

Father of Christ, the sinner's Friend,
My Friend, my Advocate with Thee,
Deliverance to Thy servant send,
And oh! in death remember me!
The wretched thrall of Satan's host,
To me once more Thy Spirit give;
The strength which by my sin I lost,
O let me by Thy grace retrieve.

436.

[The Lord resolved in death to save]

The Lord resolved in death to save
The vessel of His grace and power,
Pardon in a commission gave,
Inspired, and strengthen'd him once more
To deal the vengeful wrath of God,
And write his victory in blood.

437.

[My God, my God, on Thee I call]

My God, my God, on Thee I call,
To bless me with an end like his;
With conquest dignify my fall,
Crown all my former victories,
Strong in Thy might at last may I
Thy champion, though in fetters, die!

438.

[Samson the theatre o'erthrew]