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love has done; Trust in his name a-lone! Shout to his lofty throne,-"Worthy the Lamb!"

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Tell what his love has done;
Trust in his name alone;
Shout to his lofty throne,-
"Worthy the Lamb!"

2 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears!
Dry up your mournful tears;
Join our glad theme;
Beauty for ashes bring,
Strike each melodious string,
Join heart and voice to sing,-
"Worthy the Lamb!"

3 Hark! how the choirs above,
Filled with the Saviour's love,
Dwell on his name!

There, too, may we be found,
With light and glory crowned,
While all the heavens resound, -
"Worthy the Lamb!"

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James Boden, 1801.

"Worthy the Lamb."

1 GLORY to God on high! Let praises fill the sky; Praise ye his name; Angels! his name adore, Who all our sorrows bore; And, saints! cry evermore,

"Worthy the Lamb!"

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2 All they around the throne
Cheerfully join in one,
Praising his name ;

We who have felt his blood
Sealing our peace with God,
Spread his dear fame abroad,-
"Worthy the Lamb!"

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Thy pow'r conveys our bless-ings down, From God, the Father, and the Son.

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The Teachings of the Spirit.

(319.) 1 COME, blessed Spirit! Source of light! Whose power and grace are unconfined, Dispel the gloomy shades of night, The thicker darkness of the mind.

2 To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truths thy word reveals,
Cause me to run the heavenly way,
Thy book unfold, and loose the seals.

3 Thine inward teachings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The emptiness of things below,
And excellence of things above.

4 While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, To show the dangers of the way,

And guide my feeble steps to God.
Benjamin Beddome, 1770.

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1 COME, Holy Spirit! calm my mind,
And fit me to approach my God;
Remove each vain, each worldly thought,
And lead me to thy blest abode.

2 Hast thou imparted to my soul

A living spark of heavenly fire? Oh! kindle now the sacred flame; Teach it to burn with pure desire. 3 A brighter faith and hope impart,

And let me now the Saviour see; Oh! soothe and cheer my burdened heart, And bid my spirit rest in thee.

Anon.. 1826.

BALERMA.

C. M.

Spanish Melody. Adapted by R. Simpson.

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Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove! With all thy quickening pow'rs,

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155. Breathing after the Holy Spirit. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove! With all thy quickening powers,— Kindle a flame of sacred love,

In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look-how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys!
Our souls can neither fly nor go,
To reach eternal joys.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live,
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great?

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove!
With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

156.

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1 SPIRIT Divine! attend our prayers, And make this house thy home; Descend with all thy gracious powers, Oh! come, great Spirit! come.

2 Come as the light; to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;

And lead us in those paths of lifc
Where all the righteous go.

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2 "T is thine to soothe the sorrowing soul, With guilt and fear oppressed; "T is thine to bid the dying live,

And give the weary rest.

3 Subdue the power of every sin,
Whate'er that sin may be ;
That we, in singleness of heart,
May worship only thee.

4 Then with our spirits witness bear,
That we 're the sons of God;

Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell,
Through Christ's atoning blood.

Thomas Cotterill, 1810.

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2 The fear, which thy convictions wrought,
On! let thy grace remove;

And may the souls, which thou hast taught
To weep, now learn to love.

3 Now let thy saving mercy heal

The wounds it made before;
Now on our hearts impress thy seal,
That we may doubt no more.

4 Complete the work thou hast begun,
And make our darkness light,
That we a glorious race may run,
Till faith be lost in sight.

5 Then, as the wondering eyes discern
The Lord's unclouded face,

In fitter language, we shall learn
To sing triumphant grace.

159.

William Hiley Bathurst, 1830.

The Outpouring of the Spirit.

1 LET Songs of praises fill the sky!
Christ, our ascended Lord,
Sends down his Spirit from on high,
According to his word.

2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath,
New life creates within ;

He quickens sinners from the death.
Of trespasses and sin.

4 Come, Holy Spirit! from above,
With thy celestial fire;

Come, and with flames of zeal and love,
Our hearts and tongues inspire.
Thomas Cotterill, 1810, a.

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2 Give thou the word; that healing sound
Shall quell the deadly strife,
And earth again, like Eden crowned,
Produce the tree of life.

3 If sang the morning stars for joy,
When nature rose to view,

What strains will angel-harps employ,
When thou shalt all renew?

(331.) 4 And, if the sons of God rejoice
To hear a Saviour's name,

How will the ransomed raise their voice,
To whom the Saviour came?

5 So every kindred, tongue, and tribe,
Assembling round the throne,
The new creation shall aseribe
To sovereign love alone.

James Montgomery, 1825.

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From a Gregorian Chant; Adapted by Lowell Mason, 1832.

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The sanctifying Spirit. 1 COME, Holy Spirit! come;

Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the darkness from our minds,
And open all our eyes.

2 Revive our drooping faith,

Our doubts and fears remove,

And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.

3 Convince us of our sin;

Then lead to Jesus' blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The secret love of God.

4 "T is thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,

To pour fresh life on every part,
And new-create the whole.

5 Dwell, therefore, in our hearts;
Our minds from bondage free;

(334.) 3 Like mighty rushing wind
Upon the waves beneath,

Move with one impulse every mind,
One soul, one feeling breathe.

4 The young, the old inspire

With wisdom from above;

And give us hearts and tongues of fire,
To pray, and praise, and love.

5 Spirit of light! explore,

And chase our gloom away,

With lustre, shining more and more
Unto the perfect day.

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Then shall we know, and praise, and love, 2 Thou! who with "still small voice," The Father, Son, and Thee.

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Dost stop the sinner's way,

And bid the mourning saint rejoice,
Though earthly joys decay ;-

(335.) 3 Thon! whose inspiring breath
Can make the cloud of care,
And e'en the gloomy vale of death,
A smile of glory wear ;-

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4 Thou! who dost fill the heart
With love to all our race ;-
Blest Comforter! to us impart
The blessings of thy grace.

Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney, 1825.

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