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Occasional.

HYMN 147. P. M. 7.

New Year.

HILE with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,

Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;

2 Fix'd in an eternal state,

They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait,

But how little-none can know.

3 As the winged arrow flies,
Speedily the mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies,
Darts, and leaves no trace behind;
4 Swiftly thus our fleeting days,
Bear us down life's rapid stream;
Upwards, Lord, our spirits raise,
All below is but a dream.

5 Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live,
With eternity in view.

6 Bless thy word to young and old,
Fill us with the Saviour's love;
And when life's short tale is told,
May we dwell with thee above.

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HYMN 148. C. M.

Prayer for the Children of the Church.

EAR Saviour, if these lambs should

From thy secure enclosure's bound,
And, lur'd by worldly joys away,

Among the thoughtless crowd be found; 2 Remember still that they are thine,

That thy dear sacred name they bear, Think that the seal of love divine,The sign of covenant grace they wear. 3 In all their erring, sinful years,

Oh, let them ne'er forgotten be; Remember all the pray'rs and tears, Which made them consecrate to thee. 4 And when these lips no more can pray, These eyes can weep for them no more, Turn thou their feet from folly's way, The wand'rers to thy fold restore. HYMN 149. L. M.

Poor children's appeal to Christians.
1 N God's own house by silent night,
The lamp of God was burning bright;
And there by viewless angels kept,
Samuel the child securely slept.

2 A voice unknown the stillness broke,
"Samuel" it call'd, and thrice it spoke :

He rose--he ask'd whence came the word ?
From Eli? No ;-it was the Lord.
3 Thus early call'd to serve his God,
In paths of righteousness he trod;
Prophetic visions fir'd his breast,
And all the chosen tribes were blest.

4 Speak, Lord! and from our earliest days;
Incline our hearts to love thy ways;
Thy wak'ning voice has reach'd our ear,
Speak Lord to us, thy servants hear.
5 And ye, who know the Saviour's love,
And richly all his mercies prove;
Your timely, friendly aid afford,
That we may early serve the Lord.

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HYMN 150. C. M.

The traveller's hymn.

OW are thy servants bless'd, O Lord,
How sure is their defence!

Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care;

Thro' burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3 When by the dreadful tempest borne,
High on the broken wave,

They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4 The storm is laid-the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will:

The sea that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore;
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past;
And humbly hope for more.

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HYMN 151. C. M.

Lord's Supper.

F human kindness meets return,
And owns the grateful tie;

If tender thoughts within us burn,
To feel a friend is nigh;

2 Oh! shall not warmer accents tell,
The gratitude we owe

To Him, who died our fears to quell,
Our more than Orphan's woe?

3 While yet his anguish'd soul survey'd
Those pangs he would not flee,
What love his latest words display'd,
"Meet and remember me."

4 Remember thee! thy death, thy shame, Our sinful hearts to share!

O memory! leave no other name
But his recorded there.

HYMN 152. L. M.

Seeking direction in the choice of a Pastor.

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HEPHERD of Israel, bend thine ear,
Thy servants' groans indulgent hear;
Perplex'd, distress'd, to thee we cry,
And seek the guidance of thine eye.

2 Send forth, O Lord, thy truth and light,
To guide our doubtful footsteps right:
Our drooping hearts, O God, sustain,
Nor let us seek thy face in vain.
3 Return, in ways of peace return,"
Nor let thy flock neglected mourn;
May our bless'd eyes a shepherd see,
Dear to our souls, and dear to thee.
HYMN 153. L. M.

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At the installation of a Minister.

E bid thee welcome in the name
Of Jesus our exalted Head,-

WE

Come as a servant-so he came,
And we receive thee in his stead.

2 Come as a Shepherd; guard and keep
This fold from hell, and earth, and sin;
Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep,
The wounded heal, the lost bring in.

3 Come as a Watchman; take thy stand
Upon thy tow'r amidst the sky,

And when the sword comes on the land,
Call us to fight, or warn to fly.