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Blefs'd with the Spirits are the Dead,
Who from their Labours reft:
Who fleep in Chrift their Living Head,
And wake in Jefu's Breaft.

No more let Tears our Eyes o'erflow,
Nor Grief our Spirits move;
Our Brother leaves his Friends below,
To join his Friends above.

The great Affize is near at Hand,
We there must all appear,
In milky Robes, with Jefus ftand,
Or tremble at his Bar.

Mafter, go on, to bring again
Thy Sheep from every Land:
Lead back the wand'ring Sons of Men,
To reign at thy right Hand.

Haften thy Kingdom! let the Days
of finful Flesh be few:

We long to dwell in endless Praife,
And bid to Time adieu.

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LET God be prais'd, our Brother's gone,

His Soul to Abraham's Breaft is fled,

His Fight is fought, his Work is done,
And he is number'd with the Dead ;
The filent Grave fhall give him room,
'Till Jefus fhall to Judgment come.

No Foe fhall interrupt his Reft,
No Enemy difturb his Peace,

He, dead in Chrift, with him is bleft,
Partaker in his Happiness :

Nor Wrongs, nor Griefs, nor Pains, nor Strife,
Shall rob him of eternal Life.

Almighty King, whofe pow'rful Word,
Calls this our Brother to thy Throne,
Soon let thy Remnant be reftor'd,
Where Hope we this thy Servant's gone;
And when the laft loud Trump is heard,
O grant that we may be prepar❜d.

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ESUS come! our deareft Jefus,
Save us from the World beneath,
From a Life of Pain releafe us,
From a Life of daily Death!
Listen to the ceafelefs Mourning,
Of thy plaintive Turtle-Dove,
Anfwer, Lord, thy Spirit's Groaning,
Take us to our Church above.

Many a Soul is lodg'd before us,
In the garner of the Grave,
Jefus, come! to Life restore us,
Us from all our Troubles fave:
Us in infinite Compaffion,
To our happier Friends unite,
Raife us to our highest Station,
Rank us with thy Saints in Light.

Still we bear about thy Dying,
In our feeble Bodies here,
Languifhing for thee, and crying,
Light of Life in us appear;
Take us to thy kind Embraces,
To thy heavenly Banquet lead,
Wipe all Sorrow from our Faces,
Set the Crown upon our Head.

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HYMN

CCXXIII.

Christ at the Door.

E magnify thy Grace, O Lord,
How plenteously haft thou prepar'd
A Supper for thy Saints!

All Things are ready, thou haft faid,
A Table thou haft richly spread,
To answer all our Wants.

Now, Lord, allure our Souls to thee,
O kindly bid us come and fee,

And tafte how good thou art;
Knock with the Hammer of thy Word,
Knock by thy pow'rful Spirit, Lord,
Lord, break into each Heart.

Darkness and Unbelief remove,
And ravish all our Souls with Love,
Caft out the Pow'r of Sin;
Jefus, attend our feeble Pray'r,
And for thyfelf our Hearts prepare,
Come in, our Lord, come in.

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Let Comfort, Love, and Joy, and Peace,
Like Rivers flow, and ftill increafe,
Unto the Ocean driv'n :

Lord, condefcend to fup with me,
And grant I now may fup with thee,
And fup at laft in Heav'n.

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ESU's dying Grace,
To fing and fhew forth,

Its Myfteriousness,

And infinite Worth:
What Tongue is fufficient
Of Angels or Men?
All, all, are deficient,
Too grov❜ling and mean.

Our Sins he fuftain'd,
And bought our Reprieve,
Forgiveness obtain❜d,
For all who believe!
For every Tranfgreffion
And Sin against God,
We have free Remiffion
In Jefus's Blood!

O Saviour, to thee,

With Guilt on our Head, For Succour we flee,

Salvation and Aid:

Oh

Oh pardon us freely
Thro' Faith in thy Blood.

And now let us feel thee
Our Saviour and God.

O help us to praise,
Extol and admire,
His Riches of Grace,
Ye angelick Choir;
His Mercy is greater
Than all our paft Sin,
His Love is much sweeter
Than Honey or Wine.

Dear Jefus, who can
Sufficiently praife,
In Life's narrow fpan,
Thy wonderful Grace?
Thy Love ftill engages,.
And heightens our Song,
While Ages on Ages,
For ever roll on.

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Liam to Pray.

I am still oppreft with Sin,

Take the Burden all away,
Wash, O wash, my Spirit Clean;
Give me thy renewing Grace.
And my Soul from Sin. Convert,
Pour thy Spirit, God of Peace,
Give me now a praying Heart.

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