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BOOK I. Long as the love of sin abides, His power is safe beyond their reach.

8 But you, believers, may rejoice, Satan well knows your mighty Friend; He trembles at your Saviour s voice, And owns he cannot gain his end.

1 IF Paul in Cesar s court must stand, He need not fear the sea, Secured from harm on every hand By the divine decree.

2 Although the ship in which he sail d By dreadful storms was toss d, The promise over all prevailed, And not a life was lost.

3 Jesus ! the God whom Paul adored, Who saves in time of need ; Was then confess d by all on board, A present help indeed !

4 Though neither sun nor stars were seen, Paul knew the Lord was near ; And faith preserved his soul serene, When others shook for fear.

5 Believers thus are toss d about, On life s tempestuous main ; But grace assures beyond a doubt, They shall their port attain.

6 They must, they shall appear one day Before their Saviour s throne ; The storms they meet with by the way But make his power known.

7 Their passage lies across the brink Of many a threat ning wave ; The world expects to see them sink, But Jesus lives to save.