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In thy matchless radiance shine,
Filled with thy love divine.

We thee confess the sovereign Lord,
Thy name be everywhere ador'd.

2. Cheer thy chosen witnesses, O 2. Thou who on earth the sick didst

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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:
In every danger them defend,
In every trial prove their friend.
2. O may thy word in Christendom
Be bless'd, and may thy kingdom

come;

And may thy servants joyful bring
New spoils, each day, to thee, their
King.

3. Preserve in constant love and

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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.

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prayer;

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T. 159. ABUNDANTLY our Saviour's

All things by thy appointment are: Bestoweth gifts and grace; (hand

This we in many a distant land
With inward joy can trace:
When for his work engag'd in
prayer,

The magistrates who are ordain'd,
Support by thy almighty hand;
And, under their protection, grant
that we

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.)
BLESS, O Lord, we pray, thy con- Behold us bow before thy face,

T. 185. O GOD of heaven and earth, arise,
And hear our loud united cries;

gregation,

Bless each choir and family; (tion, Throughout our land, and seek thy
Bless the youth, the rising genera-
Bless the children dear to thee;

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
Lord on thee we humbly call,
Let thy blessing rest on all.

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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,
And lay thy lifted thunder by.
And cleanse our land from all its
4. Forgive the follies of our times,

crimes;

Reform'd and deck'd with grace

divine,

Let our united people shine.
Doddridge (ad.)

XXXI. PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE LORD'S DAY.

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LORD Christ, reveal thy holy face,
And send the Spirit of thy grace,
To fill our hearts with fervent zeal,

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;
Till we behold thy face most bright,
In joy and everlasting light.

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,
Be honour, praise, and glory giv'n Where we our Saviour oft have met;
By all on earth and all in heaven.
And while we feast upon his grace,
William, Duke of Weimar.
Our burdens and our griefs forget.
2. Tho' pinch'd with poverty at

613.

T. 22.

(895.)
JESUS, where'er thy people meet,

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.

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3. Dear Saviour, bless us from on 2. From busy scenes we now re

high,

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SHEPHERD of thy blood-bought sheep,

Teach the stony heart to weep;
Let the blind have eyes to see,
See themselves and look on thee.
2. Let the minds of all our youth
Feel the force of sacred truth;
While the gospel-call they hear,
May they learn to love and fear.
3. Show them what their ways have
been,

Show them the desert of sin;
Then thy dying love reveal:
This shall melt a heart of steel.

4. Where thou hast thy work begun,

Give new strength the race to run;
Scatter darkness, doubts, and fears,
Wipe away the mourner's tears.

5. Bless us all, both old and young;
Call forth praise from every tongue:
Let the whole assembly prove
Thy rich grace and dying love.

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.

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620.
WELCOME, sweet day of rest,

That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes!
2. The King himself comes near,

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,
And sit and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.

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.

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heart;

The soul's affections, hopes, desires, Engage the ear, and warm the
Ourselves and all we are.
4. While rich and poor for mercy Then shall the day indeed be thine.
Propitious from the skies, (call,
The Lord, the Maker of them all,
Accepts the sacrifice.

5. Well pleas'd, through Jesus
Christ the Son,

From sin he grants release;
According to their faith 'tis done,
He bids them go in peace.
J. Montgomery.

622.
T. 14.
BLEST is the work, O God and
King,

624.

Mrs. Steele.

T. 22.

SWEET is the work, my God, my
King,
(and sing,

To praise thy name, give thanks,
To show thy love by morning-light,
And talk of all thy truth by night.
2. Sweet is the day of sacred rest,
No mortal cares shall seize my
breast;

O may my heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp of solemn sound.
3. My heart shall triumph in my
Lord,

(word: And bless his works and bless his

To praise thy glorious name:
By day thy wondrous grace we sing,
By night thy truth proclaim.
2. We hail thy day of rest, O Lord,
And seek thy house of prayer,
To meet thy saints, to hear thy How deep thy counsels, how divine!
And all thy works declare. (word, 4. Fools never raise their thoughts

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;
(they die;
Like brutes they live, like brutes
Like grass they flourish, till thy
breath

Blasts them in everlasting death.
5. But I shall share a glorious part,
When grace hath well refin'd my
heart,

And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
6. Sin, (my worst enemy before)
Shall vex my eyes and ears no more;
My inward foes shall all be slain,
Nor Satan break my peace again.
7. Then shall I see, and hear, and
know,

623.
O LORD, this sacred day of thine
Demands the soul's collected pow-
Gladly may we to thee resign (ers;
These solemn, consecrated hours. All I desir'd or wish'd below;

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.

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