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4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest!

Lo! thy church waits, with longing eyes,

Thus to be own'd and blest.
5 Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word;
All that the ark did once contain,
Could no such grace afford.

6 Here, mighty God, accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.
7 Here let the Son of David reign,
Let God's Anointed shine;
Justice and truth his court maintain,
With love and power divine.

8 Here let him hold a lasting throne;
And as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honours shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes.

518. The Blessedness of Gospel Times.
Isaiah v. 2. (S. M.)

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HOW

OW beauteous are their feet,
Who stand on Zion's hill!
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!

2 How charming is their voice!
How sweet the tidings are!
"Zion, behold thy Saviour King,
"He reigns and triumphs here."

3 How happy are our ears,
That bear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!

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How blessed are our eyes
That see this heav'nly light!

Prophets and kings desir'd it long,
But dy'd without the sight.

The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.

6 The Lord makes bare his arm
Through all the earth abroad;
Let every nation now behold,
Their Saviour and their God.

519. The Church the Garden of Christ.

1

Cant. iv. 12. (L. M.)

WE are a garden wall'd around,
Chosen and made peculiar ground;

A little spot inclos'd by grace,

Out of the world's wide wilderness.

2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand,
Planted by God the Father's hand;
And all his springs in Sion flow,
To make the young plantation grow.
3 Awake, O heav'nly wind, and come,
Blow on this garden of perfume;
Spirit Divine, descend, and breathe
A gracious gale on plants beneath.

4 Make our best spices flow abroad,
To entertain our Saviour God:
And faith, and love, and joy appear,
And every grace be active here.

5 Let my beloved come, and taste
His pleasant fruits at his own feast:
"I come, my spouse, I come," he cries,
With love and pleasure in his eyes.
6 Our Lord into his garden comes,
Well pleas'd to smell our poor perfumes;
And calls us to a feast divine,

Sweeter than honey, milk, or wine.

7" Eat of the tree of life, my friends, "The blessings that my Father sends; "Your taste shall all my dainties prove, "And drink abundance of my love. 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord : But the rich food on which we live, Demands more praise than tongues can give.

20. The Communion of the Saints. (L. M.)

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COMPANIONS of thy little flock,
Dear Lord, we fain would be;
Our helpless hearts to thee look up,
To thee our Shepherd flee.

Oh! might we lean upon that breast,
Which love and pity fill;

And now become those lambs carest,
That in thy bosom dwell.

3 How sweet that voice, how sweet that hand,
Which leads to pastures fair,
Shows Canaan's milk and honey land,
Provided by thy care!

4 As one in heart we all rejoice,
The sinner's Friend to praise :

The Shepherd dy'd; Oh! 'tis his voice,
He'll us to glory raise.

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The same. (P. M.)

EADER of faithful souls, and Guide Of all that travel to the sky, Come thou, and with us now abide, Who would alone on thee rely; On thee alone our spirits stay, While held in life's uneven way. 2 Strangers and pilgrims here below,

This earth we know is not our place; And hasten through the vale of woe, And restless to behold thy face; Swift to our heavenly country move, Our everlasting home above. 3 Patient th' appointed race to run, This weary world we cast behind; From strength to strength we travel on, The new Jerusalem to find: Our labour this, our only aim,

To find the new Jerusalem.

4 Rais'd by the breath of love divine,

We urge our way with strength renew'd
The church of the first-born to join,
We travel to the mount of God;
With joy upon our heads arise,
And meet our Captain in the skies.

THE BLESSINGS AND INVITATIONS

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OF THE GOSPEL.

A Blessed Gospel. (C. M.)

LEST are the souls that hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;

Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.

2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,
Thro' their Redeemer's name;
His righteousness exalts their hope,
Nor Satan dares condemn.

3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives;
Isr❜el, thy King for ever reigns,
Thy God for ever lives.

23. The Invitation of the Gospel. Isaiah lv. 1. (C. M.)

1 LET ev'ry mortal ear attend,
And ev'ry heart rejoice;

The trumpet of the gospel sounds,
With an inviting voice.

2 Ho! all ye hungry starving souls,
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys,
To fill an empty mind.

3 Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd
A soul reviving feast,

And bids your longing appetite
The rich provision taste.

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