3 Come, King of kings, with thy bright train,
Cherubs and seraphs, heavenly hosts;
Assume thy right, enlarge thy reign
As far as earth extends her coasts.
4 Come, Lord, and where thy cross once stood,
There plant thy banner, fix thy throne;
Subdue the rebels by thy word,
And claim the nations for thy own.
Desiring to imitate Christ.
1 FROM the table now retiring,
Which for us the Lord hath spread,
May our souls, refreshment finding,
Grow in all things like our Head.
2 His example by beholding,
May our lives his image bear;
Him our Lord and Master calling,
His commands may we revere.
3 Love to God and man displaying,
Walking steadfast in his way,-
Joy attend us in believing!
Peace from God, through endless day!
The Memorial of our absent Lord.
1 JESUS is gone above the skies,
Where our weak senses reach him not;
And carnal objects court our eyes
To thrust our Savior from our thought.
5 0 thou, whose temple stood
The wonder of mankind,
Here all its types fufil,
For Jesus' Church designed:
Here, oracle and mercy-seat
And sacrifice in Jesus meet.
6 Here fit our souls to rise
Where all thy love inspires,
Where angels cast their crowns
And strike their golden lyres.
Thus bless, O thou, most good, most great!
The house of prayer we dedicate.
10 THOU, who art above all height,-
Our God, our Father, and our Friend!
Beneath thy throne of love and light
Let thine adoring children bend.
2 We kneel in praise, that here is set
A vine that by thy culture grew;
We kneel in prayer that thou wouldst wet
Its opening leaves with heavenly dew.
3 Since thy young servant now hath given
Himself, his powers, his hopes, his youth
To the great cause of truth and heaven
Be thou his guide, O God of truth!
4 Here may his doctrines drop like rain,
His speech like Hermon's dew distil,
Till green fields smile, and golden grain,
Ripe for the harvest, waits thy will.
5 And when he sinks in death-by care,
Or pain, or toil, or years oppressed-
O God! remember thou our prayer,
And take his spirit to thy rest.
The Apostles' Commission.
1 'Go preach the gospel,' Jesus cries,
To you this power is given;
Declare salvation's glorious prize
To all beneath the heaven.'
2 Commissioned thus, through every age,
His heralds, in his name,
In this delightful work engage,
And peace and hope proclaim.
3 To him whom we to thee ordain,
Thy gifts, O God, impart;
May he those sacred truths maintain
Which heal the wounded heart.
4 May all by his instruction blest
The path to heaven pursue;
And converts to thy temple press,
Numerous as drops of dew.
1 THUS spake the Savior, when he sent
His ministers to preach his word;
They through the world obedient went,
And spread the gospel of their Lord :
2 He knows what wandering hearts we have Apt to forget his lovely face; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 Let sinful sweets be all forgot,
And earth grow less in our esteem; Christ and his love fill every thought, And faith and hope be fixed on him. 4 Whilst he is absent from our sight, 'Tis to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live forever near his face.
Room at the Lord's Table.
1 MILLIONS of Souls, in glory now,
Were fed and feasted here;
And millions more, still on the way,
Around the board appear.
2 Yet is his house and heart so large
That millions more may come;
Nor could the whole assembled world
O'erfill the spacious room.
3 All things are ready; come away,
Nor weak excuses frame;
Crowd to your places at the feast,
And bless the Founder's name.
Christ's Love our Example.
1 JESUS, the Friend of man,
Invites us to his board;
The welcome summons we obey,
And own our gracious Lord.
2 Here we survey that love
Which spoke in every breath,
Prompted each action of his life,
And triumphed in his death.
3 Here let our powers unite
His honored name to raise ;
Let grateful joy fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.
4 One faith, one hope, one Lord,
One God alone we know;
Brethren we are; let every heart
With kind affections glow.
5 Warmed with our Master's love,
And thy unmeasured grace,
Lord! let our thankful hearts expand,
And all mankind embrace.
Invitations to the Table.
1 OUR heavenly Father calls,
And Christ invites us near;
With both, our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear.
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