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76 3 The force of truth, how great ! When enemies confess, None but the righteous, whom they hate, A solid hope possess.

4 But Balaam s wish was vain, His heart was insincere ; He thirsted for unrighteous gain. And sought a portion here.

5 He seem d the Lord to know. And to offend him loath ; But Mammon proved his overthrow, For none can serve them both.

6 May you, my friends, and I, Warning from hence receive, If like the righteous we would die, To choose the life they live.

1 WHEN Joshua, by God s command, Invaded Canaan s guilty land, Gibeon, unlike the nations round, Submission made, and mercy found.

2 Their stubborn neighbours who, enraged, United war against them waged, By Joshua soon were overthrown, For Gibeon s cause was now his own.

3.He from whose arm they ruin fear d Their leader and ally appear d ; An emblem of the Saviour s grace To those who humbly seek his face.

4. The men of Gibeon wore disguise, And gain d their peace by framing lies ; For Joshua had no power to spare, If he had known from whence they were,

5. But Jesus invitations sends, Treating with rebels as his friends :