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204 Deeply impress upon our youth The light and force of gospel truth.

7 With this new year may they begin To live to thee, and die to sin ; To enter by the narrow way Which leads to everlasting day.

8 How will they else thy presence bear When as a Judge thou shalt appear! When slighted love to wrath shall turn, And the whole earth like Sinai burn !

1 THOU at whose almighty word The glorious light from darkness sprung! Thy quick ning influence afford, And clothe with power the preacher s tongue.

2 Though tis thy truth he hopes to speak, He cannot give the hearing ear ; Tis thine, the stubborn heart to break, And make the careless sinner fear.

3 As when, of old, the water flow d Forth from the rock at thy command ; Moses in vain had waved his rod Without thy wonder-working hand.

4 As when the walls of Jericho Down to the earth at once were cast ; It was thy power that brought them low, And not the trumpet s feeble blast.

5 Thus we would in the means be found, And thus on thee alone depend ; To make the gospel s joyful sound Effectual to the promised end.

6 Now, while we hear thy word of grace. Let self and pride before it fall ; And rocky hearts dissolve apace, In streams of sorrow at thv call.