In mutual love and perfect peace;
In harmony with fervent zeal
Serve thee, and do thy holy will.
3. Lord, grant us a forgiving mind,
To patience and to peace inclin'd,
That we may with each other bear;
To cherish love be all our care.
4. Tender compassion may we show,
Share in each other's weal and woe,
Rejoice with those that do rejoice,
And with the weeping sympathize.
5. At all times may we ready be,
Yea, even in deep poverty,
The wants of others to relieve,
And soothe and comfort them that
grieve.

6. And be it our concern, to seek
In nothing to offend the weak,
To bear with their infirmities,
And others, not ourselves to please.
7. Grant us in meekness to reclaim,
Those who have been in aught to
blame,

(481.)

405.

W. Foster.

T. 14.
OLET thy love our hearts constrain,
Jesus, thou God of love;
The bond of peace let us maintain;
All discord far remove.

2. Us into closest union draw,

And in our inward parts
Write thou indelibly thy law;
Let love pervade our hearts.
Who would not now pursue the

3.

way,

Where Jesus' footsteps shine? Who would not own the pleasing Of charity divine? (sway 4. United firmly by thy grace, We shall thy followers prove; The frowning world must then confess;

"See how these Christians love."

Wesley. T. 11.

(482.) 406. CHERISH us with kindest care, Jesus, we thy brethren are, Of thy flesh and of thy bone; To the end, O love thine own. 2. As our Head us move and guide, Divers gifts to each divide: Plac'd according to thy will, Let us all thy mind fulfil. 3. Sweetly may we all agree, Useful to each other be; Each the other's burden bear, In his weal and woe take share. and 4. If one member honour'd be, All rejoice most heartily;

Mindful that we, as well as they,
Are liable from thee to stray.
8. May we, tho' gifts be manifold,
As members of one body, hold
One doctrine, and be ever led
By thee, our Master, Lord,
Head.

If one suffer, all a part
Bear with sympathizing heart.
5. Closely join'd to thee, our Head,
Nourished by thee and fed,
Let us daily growth receive,
And with thee in union live.

407.

T. 14.

2. By thy reconciling love
Every stumbling-block remove;
Lord, us all in thee unite,
To enjoy thy saving light.

3. Make us all one heart and mind,
Courteous, merciful, and kind,
Lowly, meek in thought and word,
As thou wast on earth, O Lord.

BLEST Saviour, on my soul im- 4. Let us for each other care,
The image of thy mind, (press Each the other's burden bear;
To bear my brother's waywardness, In our conduct patterns be
Long suffer, and be kind. Of unfeign'd humility.

2. 'Tis hard the worldling's scoff
to meet,

And that from day to day,
To mark the scorner in his seat,.

And be the drunkard's lay.

3. More hard to bear the look unkind,

(485.)
409.* T. 167.
FLOCK of Jesus, be united,
Covenant with him anew;
By his love divine excited,
Praise and serve him as 'tis due :
O that nothing whatsoever
May relax this blessed tie;

The word that causeth pain, Where nature's closest ties should In thy love most gracious Saviour, And love alone obtain. (bind, Grant us all stability.

4. Most hard, when brethren in the 2. With love's ardour to be fired, By selfish passions borne, (Lord, Let us with each other vie; Aid the rude world, by glance or So that, should it be required,

word,

To wreathe the crown of thorn. 5. Yet when I think what patient My Lord extends to me, (care Shall I not with my brother bear, And that right lovingly? 6. O yes-what wrong to me is By brother, friend, or foe, (done,

For the brethren we could die :
O what boundless love did Jesus
May his holy pattern teach us,
To his enemies display!
How love ought to bear the sway.
3. O that we, his steps to follow,
'Midst affliction, scorn, and spite,
Did each other more excite :
And his sacred name to hallow,
Every one stir up his brother
To keep Jesus still in view,
Thus encouraging each other
T. 11. His example to pursue.

I leave it in thine hand alone,
And 'neath thine hand lie low.
J. A. Latrobe.

408.

(483.)
JESUS, we look up to thee,
Let us in thy name agree;
Thou who art the Prince of peace,
Bid contention ever cease.

4. Then the souls he joined together
Will, according to his prayer,
Be accepted of his Father,
And his kind protection share :

As thou art with him united,
Lord, may we be one in thee,
And, by genuine love excited,
Serve each other willingly.

(486.)

Z.

410.* T. 167.

GRANT, Lord, that with thy direc-
tion;

"Love each other," we comply,
Aiming with unfeigned affection
Thy love to exemplify:
Let our mutual love be glowing;
Thus will all men plainly see,
That we, as on one stem growing,
Living branches are in thee.

2. O that such may be our union,
As thine with the Father is,
And not one of our communion
E'er forsake the path of bliss:
May our light 'fore men with
brightness,

From thy light reflected, shine;

HOW sweet, how heavenly is the sight,

When those who love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word!

2. When each can feel his brother's sigh,

And with him bear a part; When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart; 3. When free from envy, scorn, and Our wishes all above, (pride, Each can a brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love; 4. When love, in one delightful stream,

Through every bosom flows; When union sweet, and fond esteem,

In every action glows.

Thus the world will bear us witness, 5. Love is the golden chain, that That we, Lord, are truly thine.

(488.)

411.* *

Z.

T. 14.

HOW pleasant is love's harmony,
When brethren truly dwell
Together in heart's unity,

And cordial friendship feel.
2. Lord Jesus, in that very night,

Ere thou didst bleed and die, Thou didst with thy disciples urge Love's ever-sacred tie.

3. Remind thy little flock, too apt

Among themselves to jar,
That all thy members' unity
Was ev'n thy dying care.
4. May we this testament fulfil,
One mind and spirit be,
And love with unremitting zeal
Each other fervently.

Z.

binds

The happy souls above;
And he's an heir of heaven that

His spirit fill'd with love. (finds

413.

Swaine. T. 582.

BLEST is the tie that binds
Our hearts in christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.

2. Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are

one,

Our comforts and our cares. 3. We share our mutual woes; Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.

4. From sorrow, toil, and pain, 2. Is this our high calling, harmo And sin, we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign

JESUS, grant me to inherit,
Strengthen'd by thy aiding grace,
Thro' the guidance of thy Spirit,
All the fruits of righteousness:
Grant me true humility,
Faith and zeal to live for thee;

nious to dwell, (praises to tell, And thus in sweet concert Christ's In peace and blest union our moments to spend,

And live in communion with Christ as our friend?

3. O yes, having found in the Lord He is our chief object by day and our delight, (by night; This knits us together, no longer we (is our home.

roam,

We all have one Father, and heaven

To mankind O make me gracious, (493.) 416.

T. 159.

To my friends and foes propitious. WHEN brethren dwell in unity 2. Give me grace in all conditions In Jesus' ransom'd fold,

Join'd by love's ever sacred tie,
'Tis pleasant to behold: (scends,
Like dew his grace on them de-
Yea, his rich blessing he commands
Upon their going out to rest;
Their coming in is blest. .
2. We tread on consecrated ground,
For 'tis his own abode,

Firmly to adhere to thee;
And, 'midst all the exhibitions
Of thy boundless love to me,
To let my poor neighbour share
In my plenty and my prayer:
By thy love to me imparted
Make me always tender-hearted.
3. In the lonely house of mourning,
Thro' the weeping family, (ing, The sparrow here a nest hath found,
Comfort, medicine, meat, and cloth-
May I minister to thee:

Thine altars, O Lord God:

Blest they who to his courts repair,
To seek him in his house of prayer;
To such he will himself reveal,
His praises they shall tell.
(494.). 417.
T. 159.
WE in one covenant are join'd,
And one in Jesus are; (bin'd
With voices and with hearts com-
High-His praise we will declare:

May I calm the orphan's cry,
Make the widow sing for joy,
And the captive's moan distressing
Raise to songs of praise and blessing.
(492.) 415.
T. 39.
WHAT brought us together, what
joined our hearts!
The pardon which Jesus, our
priest, imparts:

In doctrine and in practice one,

'Tis this which cements the disci- We'll love and serve the Lord alone;

ples of Christ,

With one accord sound forth his Who are into one by the Spirit Till we shall see his face. (praise, baptiz'd.

J. Swertner.

143

XXIV. FOLLOWING JESUS, AND BEARING HIS
REPROACH.

rious,

inherit;

(495.) 418.* T. 230.4. Blessed are the meek in spirit, JESUS, Lord most great and glo- They shall, saith Christ, the earth (here; Their life is hid with him while Yet as heirs of Christ's salvation, In heaven they have their conver(there : Their treasure and their hearts are And as the Lamb of God Life's path with meekness trod, His disciples

Reward and crown of the victorious,
Restorer of lost paradise;
We appear with supplication,
Before thee, God of our salvation,
And send to thee our fervent cries:
O Lord our righteousness,
'Tis thy delight to bless;
We desire it,

sation,

Come then, for we-belong to thee, His steps pursue,--and as 'tis due

And bless us inexpressibly.

2. Blessed are the poor in spirit, They shall the realm of heaven inherit,

Free grace is theirs and endless

bliss; While all those who place reliance On their own works, and bid defi

ance

To grace, will of salvation miss:
O may we all of thee
Learn true humility,
Lowly Jesus;

May we despise-all earthly joys
For thee the pearl of greatest price.
3. They that mourn, blest is their
station,

They find abundant consolation,
Since Jesus first that path did tread;
He prevailed while he suffer'd,
And now to us that cup is offer'd,
By which himself was perfected:
We cannot hope for joy
On earth without alloy,
Here is weeping;

At the Lamb's feast-is perfect rest,
This is a vale of tears at best.

Show in their conduct meekness too.
5. Blessed, who without cessation
Hunger and thirst for that salvation,
Which flows from Christ's pure
righteousness;

They are fill'd and satisfied,
With richest dainties are supplied,
Who long and pant for saving grace:
Christ's body and his blood
Prove their life-giving food;
Thereby nourish'd,

(bear From year to year-they thrive and Fruits that to him well-pleasing are. 6. All the merciful are blessed; For they, when in their turn distressed,

Shall mercy find most certainly:
Water to the poor afforded
Is as an act of love recorded,
And is rewarded generously:
Who to the indigent
Doth prove beneficent,
He is blessed;

(same,

But woe to them-who scorn the
For God remembers not their name.
7. All the pure in heart are blessed;
Of joys unspeakable possessed,