Liturgy and Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren, Or Unitas Fratrum

2. Trusting his mild staff always, He makes my cup run o'er,

I in and out in peace;
go

He will feed me with the treasure
Of his grace in richest measure;
When athirst to him I cry,
Living water he'll supply.

3. Should not I for gladness leap,
Led by Jesus as his sheep;
For when these blest days are over
To the arms of my dear Saviour
I shall be convey'd to rest:
Amen, yea, my lot is blest.

809.*

Louisa v. Hayn. (962.) T. 83. MORE than shepherd's faithful

T. 582 or 595. (963.) 810. MY Shepherd is the Lamb,

The living Lord, who died; With all that's truly good I am Most plenteously supplied:

He richly feeds my soul

With manna from above,

;

Anointeth me with oil; I shall enjoy for evermore

The merits of his toil.

3. When faith and hope shall cease, And love prevail alone,

then shall see him face to face, And know as I am known: Then I my Shepherd's care Shall praise and him adore, And in his Father's house shall share True bliss for evermore.

(967.) 812.* JESUS, who to save hast power, And who livest evermore For thy flock to intercede, Helping us in time of need;2. Thou, who a divine repast For the poor prepared hast,

And leads me where the rivers roll Giving thy own flesh and blood

Of everlasting love.

2. My table he doth spread

With choicest fare, and I Behold the Lamb, the living bread, And eat most joyfully:

As the needy sinner's food;-
3. Let thy power divine, we pray,
Be our strength and only stay,
Till we drop this mortal vest,
And the spirit goes to rest.

T. 22. 2. May we so captivated be,

(968.) 813.*
LORD! what amazing love and
grace,

By thy redeeming love,
As to be wean'd from earthly things,

And fix our thoughts above;
May all that's carnal be subdu'd,
And mortified in us,
That we may glory in thy name,
And count all else but loss.
A. Schindler.

How doth it our poor souls abase, To eat thy flesh and drink thy blood, To feed on more than angels' food. 2. Thy sacred body thou didst give For us, that we thereby might live; No pledge of love could be so great: Never may we thy love forget. 3. Thy precious blood, for sinners SINCE Jesus' body I have ate, (guilt; And drank the blood he shed for

spilt,

(972.)

816.* T. 96 or 90.

O may I never him forget:
I know he will remember me;
And I shall, when this life is o'er,
Live in his presence evermore.

Cleanses our hearts, removes our me,
The debt is paid which we incurr'd,
And we're to happiness restor❜d.
4. Thy Holy Spirit with us leave,
So that we rightly may conceive,
What thou for all believers hast
Prepared in this bless'd repast.

M. Luther. (973.)

817.*

Pfefferkorn.

T. 83.

T. 185. CHRIST, how are thy people

PRAISE be given to Christ, our soul's beloved,

bless'd

With thee as their Head united:
Tho' of thee by faith possess'd,

By us sinners; what are we?
Feeble human creatures, far removed
From angelic purity: (bids us, Till our bliss is perfected.
Yet when he to his rich banquet
Where he with his sacred body feeds (974.)

Still we, by thy love excited,
Tears of ardent longing shed,

us,

And we drink his blood once shed,
We are richly comforted.
Louisa v. Hayn.
(971.)
815.*
T. 590.
THOU, who art present with thy
According to thy word, (church,
When to enjoy thy flesh and blood

We meet with one accord;
O grant us to show forth thy death

Until thou shalt appear;
And may it in our walk be seen,
That we thy followers are.

818.

T. 595.

COME, O my soul, and sing
How Jesus thee hath fed;
How Jesus gave himself to thee,
The true and living Bread.
2. For food he gives his flesh;

He bids us drink his blood:
Amazing favour, matchless grace
Of our incarnate God!
3. This holy bread and wine

Confirms us in the faith,
In love and union with our Lord,
And we show forth his death.

Watts.

4. We are forgiv'n and reconcil'd, THOU Lamb once slain, thy flesh (fill'd and blood,

Our happiness renew'd,

Our hearts with deep abasement Which thou didst sacrifice for us

And with his blood bedew'd.

5. From all anxiety and dread, Which else our souls oppress'd, Thanks be to him, we now are freed, For he hath given us rest. (487.) 820.* THE enjoyment of Christ's flesh

and blood,

T. 22.

Upon the altar of the cross,
Are to our souls celestial food.
This makes us all with one accord
To love each other fervently;
Yea, to be wholly one with thee,
And all that love thee, gracious
Lord.
Gregor.

(good, (977.)

822.*

T. 22.

Which is on earth our highest HAPPY, thrice happy hour of

His members closely should unite,| And them to mutual love excite. 2. Love he most strongly did enforce, Just ere he finished his course; For love most fervently he pray'd, The night in which he was betray'd. 3. O that we all could quite fulfil Our Saviour's testament and will; To love each other we desire; Come, sacred Love, our hearts inspire.

grace!

257

XXXVIII. HYMNS FOR DIFFERENT AGES AND
STATIONS IN LIFE.

He loveth children tenderly,
He also loveth sinful me.

2. Yes, gracious Saviour, I believe
Thou wilt a little child receive;

(981.)

825.

J. Swertner.

T. 14.

How full of sin and shame,
How obstinate continually,

For thou didst bless them formerly; O WHAT a wretched heart have I,
And say, 'Let children come to me.'
3. Lord Jesus, unto me impart
An humble, meek, and docile heart;
O cleanse me in thy precious blood,
Shed in my heart thy love abroad.
4. Save me from liking what is ill,
Teach me to do thy holy will;
Each day prepare me thro' thy

grace,

How day by day to blame! 2. Lord, look on me 'midst all my faults;

And when thou seest my guilt,
wicked words and foolish
thoughts,

Think why thy blood was spilt.
J. Cennick. 3. In that most precious river cleanse
And wash my sins away,
My selfishness, and each offence
Which I have done to-day.

T. 14.

THOUGH Christ was God and all things made,

Himself he humbled thus; That he, a servant in our stead,

Might minister to us.

2. Our Saviour was a lovely child,

His parents' chief delight,
In his behaviour meek and mild,
And always acted right.
3. A blessed pattern Christ our Lord
Himself to children gave,
That they to him might joy afford,

And never misbehave.

4. A child true happiness may find, And humbly ought to pray :

4. When thou, dear Jesus, wast a child,

Thou hadst no sin like me;
No wicked words thy lips defil'd,
No faults appear'd in thee.
5. Thou wast more spotless than a
dove,

More harmless than a lamb,
Obedient, humble, full of love,
And never once to blame.
6. But I am proud, and headstrong
Oft sadly misbehave; (too,
I am not meek like thee, and low;
Me, Lord, in mercy save.

O LORD, forgive a sinful child,
Whose heart is all unclean;
How bad am I, and how defil'd,
How prone to every sin.

2. O change my vile and stubborn heart,

Like thee O make me pure; To me thy love divine impart, Keep me from sin secure. 3. Self-will, that cruel enemy, No more I would obey; Thy Spirit shall my teacher be, And guide me in thy way. 4. O may I never speak a word But what I truly mean, Nor lie to thee, most gracious Lord, By whom each thought is seen. 5. I'll make thy wondrous, dying Dear Lord, my daily song; (love, And joys, like theirs who sing above, Shall tune my infant tongue.

827. T. 14. NOW that my journey's just My course so little trod, (begun, I'll stay, before I further run,

And give myself to God.

2. And, lest I should be ever led

Through sinful paths astray, I would begin at once to tread In wisdom's pleasant way.

13. What sorrows may my steps I cannot now foretell; (attend, But if the Lord will be my friend,

I know that all is well. 4. And, Lord, whatever grief or ill For me may be in store, Make me submissive to thy will, And I would ask no more. 5. Attend me through my youthful Whatever be my lot; (way, And when I'm feeble, old, and O Lord, forsake me not. (grey, Jane Taylor.

828.

T. 14. YOUNG children once to Jesus His blessing to entreat: (came, And I may humbly do the same Before his mercy-seat.

2. For when their feeble hands were spread,

And bent each infant knee, "Forbid them not," the Saviour And so he says to me.

(said, 3. Though now he is not here below, But on his heavenly hill, To him may little children go, And seek a blessing still.

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