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help me now to flee,<p>And seek my hope alone in thee.<p>Apply thy blood, thy Spirit give,<p>Subdue my sin, and in me live.<p><p>Then, when the solemn bell I hear,<p>If saved from guilt, I need not fear;<p>Nor would the thought distressing be,<p>Perhaps it next may toll for me.<p><p>Rather, my spirit would rejoice,<p>And long, and wish, to hear thy voice;<p>Glad when it bids me earth resign,<p>Secure of heav'n, if thou art mine.<br><div align="center"><b></b></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="hymn_73_on_the_death.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="hymn 73 on the death"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="hymn 73 on the death" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="hymn_75_hope_beyond_the.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="hymn 75 hope beyond the"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="hymn 75 hope beyond the" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="7081625135"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>