In thy matchless radiance shine, We thee confess the sovereign Lord, 2. Cheer thy chosen witnesses, O 2. Thou who on earth the sick didst (713.) 604.* Swertner. T. 22. made; (blame, Grant that, in all things free from LORD Jesus, with thy presence In meekness they may praise thy bless, By land and sea, thy witnesses: come; And may thy servants joyful bring 3. Preserve in constant love and (crease (718.) 607.* peace, T. 166. And thro' thy blessing still in- LORD Jesus, bless thy witnesses, Thy little flocks, which far and Spread over them thy arms of love; In towns and villages appear. (near Behold them in their destin'd race, 4. Thy thoughts of peace o'er us Where bold in faith's bright path fulfil, Incline our hearts to do thy will: Thy gospel make more fully known; May all the world thy goodness own. Joh. de Watteville. 605. T. 22. (715.) prayer; they move: T. 159. ABUNDANTLY our Saviour's All things by thy appointment are: Bestoweth gifts and grace; (hand This we in many a distant land The magistrates who are ordain'd, We know he our requests will hear, May live in godliness and honesty. And confidently can believe, A rich increase he'll give. 609. 611. Gregor. T. 22. (720.) T. 185. O GOD of heaven and earth, arise, gregation, Bless each choir and family; (tion, Throughout our land, and seek thy grace. 2. Our trust is not in mortal hosts, Bless thy servants, grant them grace Nor in the arms that guard our and unction, (their function; coasts; That they may with care discharge (722.) 610.* T. 97. Thine is the land, and thine the main, And human force and skill are vain. 3. Our guilt might draw thy vengeance down OFT as the church the goodness On every shore, on every town; share, weighs, Which Jesus unto her displays, And ponders on his faithful care, Which she each day doth richly (inclin'd By love constrain'd, to pray she is For the prosperity of all mankind. 2. For all put in authority We supplicate most fervently; But view us, Lord, with pitying eye, crimes; Reform'd and deck'd with grace divine, Let our united people shine. XXXI. PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE LORD'S DAY. (781.) T. 22. Revive our hope, our faith increase, To taste the sweetness of thy grace: 3. Till we with angels join to sing To learn thy truth, and do thy will. 2. Lord, lead us in thy holy ways, And teach our lips to tell thy praise: Eternal praise to thee, our King; 4. To God the Father, God the Son, (896.) 615. T. 22. And God the Spirit, Three in One, WITH joy we hasten to the place, 613. T. 22. (895.) There they behold thy mercy-seat; Or with affliction daily fed, (home, Where'er they seek thee, thou art It makes amends, if we can come To God's own house for heavenly found, And every place is hallow'd ground. bread. (seek; 3. We thank thee for thy day, O 2. For thou, within no walls con- Lord: Inhabitest the humble mind; (fin'd, Here we thy promis'd presence Such ever bring thee where they Open thine hand, with blessings come, stor'd And going, take thee to their home. And grant us manna for the week. 3. Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few, Thy former mercies here renew; Here to our waiting hearts proclaim (897.) 616. J. Newton. T. 11. The sweetness of thy saving name. JESUS is become at length 4. Here may we prove the power My salvation and my strength; (care, And his praises shall prolong, of prayer, To strengthen faith, and sweeten While I live, my pleasant song. To teach our faint desires to rise, 2. Praise ye then his glorious name, And bring thy cross before our eyes. Publish his exalted fame; 5. Behold, at thy commanding word, Still his worth your praise exceeds, We stretch the curtain and the cord: Excellent are all his deeds. O rend the heavens and come 3. Raise again the joyful sound: down, (own. Let the nations spread it round: And make each rebel heart thine Zion, sing, thy Monarch see; Cowper. God the Saviour dwells in thee. 3. Dear Saviour, bless us from on 2. From busy scenes we now re high, SHEPHERD of thy blood-bought sheep, Teach the stony heart to weep; Show them the desert of sin; 4. Where thou hast thy work begun, Give new strength the race to run; 5. Bless us all, both old and young; 619. J. Newton. T. 22. HOW sweet to leave the world awhile, And seek the presence of our Lord: Blest Saviour, on thy people smile, And come according to thy word. Kelly. T. 582. 620. That saw the Lord arise; And feasts his saints to-day; Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3. One day amidst the place, Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, 621. Watts. T. 14. THIS is the day the Lord hath made, Let young and old rejoice; To him be vows and homage paid, Whose service is our choice. 2. This is the temple of the Lord : How sacred is this place! With meekness let us hear his word, With reverence seek his face. heart; The soul's affections, hopes, desires, Engage the ear, and warm the 5. Well pleas'd, through Jesus From sin he grants release; 622. 624. Mrs. Steele. T. 22. SWEET is the work, my God, my To praise thy name, give thanks, O may my heart in tune be found, (word: And bless his works and bless his To praise thy glorious name: 3. Though sensual hearts, un chang'd by grace, Such heavenly joys despise, Teach us to love thy dwellingThy day of rest to prize: (place, 4. Till, fix'd within thy courts above, Far nobler songs we raise, Where every heart is fill'd with love, And every mouth with praise. Watts. T. 22. Thy works of grace, how bright they shine; so high; Blasts them in everlasting death. And fresh supplies of joy are shed, 623. 2. Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, And every power find sweet employ And bid thy word, with life divine, In that eternal world of joy. Watts. |